substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
strange disease; rare disease
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
around the world; throughout the world
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
distinction; discrimination
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
(present) head of a family
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
powerful person; influential person
supreme command; direction over all
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to govern; to manage; to subdue
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
infection; contagion; becoming infected
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about