rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
before ... days (months, etc.)
clerk; office worker; office staff
appendicitis; typhlitis; cecitis
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to be helpful; to be useful
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
(medical) doctor; physician
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
having poor eyesight; poorly sighted
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
considerably; greatly; a lot
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated