fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
doctor of Chinese (herbal) medicine
than; from; out of; except; but; more
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
large amount of money; great cost
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
that is to say; so that means
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
technique; art; skill; move
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace