home area; home town; local
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
just like; the same as; no different than
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
closely-guarded secret; top secret
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
wooden form; wooden model; wooden pattern
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
doctor chiefly responsible for a patient's care; doctor in charge (of a patient); attending physician; (one's) primary care physician; family doctor; general practitioner
eating only a little; having a small appetite
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
intestinal obstruction; ileus
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
superiority complex; sense of superiority
performing a surgical operation
laparotomy (abdominal surgery)
henbane (Hyoscyamus niger)
pain relief; killing pain
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to become frayed; to become loose
somewhat below; slightly below
affected part; diseased part; wound
perception; sensation; awareness