vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to have medicine be effective
bacterium; bacteria; germ
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
lesion; pathological change
spine; vertebral column; spinal column; vertebra
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
to become better; to improve
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to warm (up); to heat (up)
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
heart attack; myocardial infarction
that year; same year; same age
large hospital; major hospital
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...