My words

減少

げんしょう

decrease, reduction, decline decreasing

げんしょうけいこう

Genshō keikō

Decreasing trend

世代

せだい

generation, the world, the age

こうれいせだい

Kōrei sedai

older generation

高齢

こうれい

advanced (old) age older or elderly

支える

ささえる つかえる

to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up to hold at bay, to stem, to check

落ち込む

おちこむ

to feel down (sad) to be in a slump (e.g. business, economy), to be in an unfavourable condition to fall into (e.g. a hole)

元気

げんき

lively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous, vital, spirited healthy, well, fit, in good health

頑張って

がんばって

hold on, go for it, keep at it

かいごふくししょく

Kaigo fukushi-shoku

Nursing care work

計る

はかる

to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate) to conjecture, to infer, to surmise

痛み止め

いたみどめ

painkiller

風邪薬

かぜぐすり かざぐすり

remedy for a cold, cold medicine

解熱剤

げねつざい

fever medicine, antipyretic, antifebrile antipyretics

こうせいぶしつ

Kōseibusshitsu

Antibiotics

胃薬

いぐすり

stomach medicine

粉薬

こなぐすり

powder medicine

目薬

めぐすり

eye drops, eyewash

予防接種

よぼうせっしゅ

immunization, immunisation, vaccination, inoculation vaccination

薬局

やっきょく

pharmacy, chemist (shop), drugstore pharmacies

薬剤師

やくざいし

chemist, pharmacist, apothecary pharmacists

しょぼうせん

Shohōsen

prescription

いちにちいかい

Ichi ni Chika

Every day

食前

しょくぜん

before meals

食後

しょくご

after a meal Postprandial Period

咳止め

せきどめ せきとめ

cough medicine, cough syrup, cough lozenge

咳止めシロップ

Sekitome shiroppu

cough syrup

清拭

せいしき

bed bath, sponge bath, blanket bath