near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
administration; medication; dosage
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
irregular pulse; arrhythmia
immediately; at once; instantly
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
question; inquiry; enquiry
of course; certainly; naturally
postoperative; after surgery
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
performing a surgical operation
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
tenth day of the month; ten days
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
how long; how far; how much
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
father; dad; husband; you; he
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
please; somehow or other; one way or another
as a child; when one was a child
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)