medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
medical care; medical treatment
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
common people; ordinary people; masses
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
strange disease; rare disease
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
possible; likely; probable
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
growth period; growing season
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
study; research; investigation
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
patient's condition; pathology
third day of the month; three days
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to suture a wound; to sew up a wound
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
honor; honour; credit; prestige