to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
patient's condition; pathology
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
roundhouse kick; turning kick
dim-witted; slow to catch on
irregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal
town girl; girl raised in a town
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to relieve a person's pain
standing; reserve; always having ready
(medical) decoction; infusion
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
effect; result; worth; use; avail
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
bedside; near one's pillow
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
curtain; hanging; bunting
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
half and half; fifty-fifty
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
in search of; in order to look for
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
manuscript; version; draft
to be detained; to take time
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
amount of material resources
to smoke animal out of its den
total energy; all efforts
in a sense; in some way; to an extent