Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
one more time; once more; once again
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
strike while the iron is hot
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
ago; since; before; previous
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
by means of; due to; because of; according to
future (usually near); prospects
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties