several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
common name; popular name
spirochaete; spirochete; Treponema pallidum (species of spirochaete that causes syphilis, bejel, pinta, and yaws)
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
patient's condition; pathology
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
several weeks; a few weeks
affected part; diseased part; wound
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
second term; second stage