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Vocabulary practice flashcards covering medical, health, and general expressions from Chapter 1.

息苦しい (いきぐるしい)

Choking, stuffy, suffocating

症状 (しょうじょう)

Symptom, condition

不自然 (ふしぜん)

Unnatural, artificial

喫煙者 (きつえんしゃ)

Smoker

納得がいく (なっとくがいく)

To accept, to be satisfied with, to make sense

吸う (すう)

To breathe, to smoke, to suck

ことはない

Never happens, there is no need to

診てもらう (みてもらう)

To see a doctor, to consult (someone)​

ことにする

To decide to, to make it a rule to

幸いなことに (さいわいなことに)

Fortunately, luckily, thankfully

予約を取る (よやくをとる)

To make an appointment

診察 (しんさつ)

Medical examination

とにかく

Anyway, just, anyhow

待合室 (まちあいしつ)

Waiting room

ため

For, in order to, because of

持参 (じさん)

Bringing, taking, carrying

体調 (たいちょう)

Health, physical condition

長い間 (ながいあいだ)

Long (time), for quite some time

集中 (しゅうちゅう)

Concentration, focus

すると

Then, and, and then

痛み (いたみ)

Pain, ache

襲う (おそう)

To attack, to strike

〜てくる

To do something and come back, to start

市販 (しはん)

Commercial, over-the-counter

鎮痛剤 (ちんつうざい)

Painkiller, pain reliever

積む (つむ)

To pack, to load, to pile up

往復 (おうふく)

Making a round trip, going and returning

水飲み場 (みずのみば)

Water fountain, waterhole

流し込む (ながしこむ)

To pour into, to wash down

ほっと一息 (ほっとひといき)

sigh of relief

ここ数日 (ここすうじつ)

the past few days

~歳という年齢 (~さいというねんれい)

~years old, The age known as x years old

このような

like this, this kind of, such a

かも知れない

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

事にする (ことにする)

to decide to, pretend that​

Zeitraum+のうちに

Im Laufe (bspw. der selben Woche)