thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
change; transition; vicissitudes
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
private clinician; physician in private practice
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
one's younger days; when one was young
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
desperately; for one's dear life
personal history; background; career
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to have a smattering knowledge of
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
a few years ago; some years back
smallpox vaccination; inoculation against smallpox
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation; health education (school subject)
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
World Health Organization; WHO
vaccine; antivirus software
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation