wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to pluck; to pick; to tear
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
fat; tallow; lard; grease
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
without cause; without reason
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate
opening a business; opening a practice
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
doctor's visit; house call
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
senior; veteran; old-timer
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
condition; state (of health); appearance
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
soup with basket clams (usu. miso soup)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
steamed towel; steaming hot towel
to dribble; to drip; to drop
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed