how; in what way; how about; questionable
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
clinical trial participant; clinical trial subject
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
platform; home; home base; home plate
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; MHLW
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
alteration; falsification; faking
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
to have a long life; to live a long time
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
low dose (drug, vaccine, etc.); low dosage
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
aging process; ageing process
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
disturbance of consciousness
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
sense of values; values; value system
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture