attest:証明する
Japan's health ministry approves world's first trials for using iPS cells to treat corneal disease
corneal:角膜の
The world’s first clinical study using iPS cells was conducted in 2014 by the government-backed Riken institute, transplanting retina cells into a woman with age-related macular degeneration.
retina:網膜
Seventy-year-old Yoshitomo Hara now lives in a housing facility, but he is well-versed in strategies to deal with sleeping rough in Tokyo during winter.
well-versed：よく精通している
Hundreds of homeless people were displaced after fierce clashes with officials, highlighting a prevailing attitude among the authorities that the homeless were nothing more than an embarrassing eyesore.
prevaile：普及する
That contributed to the reduction in numbers that the latest figures attest to, but thousands of people still remain homeless around Japan.
attest:証明する
〔…を〕証言[証明]する 〔to〕.
The handwriting expert attested to the genuineness of the signature. 筆跡鑑定家はその署名が本物であることを証明した.
“Ordinary people would keep me at arm’s length,” says Takashi Owada, a 64-year-old from Fukushima Prefecture
keep someone at arm's length （人と）距離を置く
Begging on the streets is technically illegal, but ingrained attitudes render such behavior practically non-existent anyway.
ingrained :染みついた
Now and again you will see some homeless people begging, but they won’t get any money.”
Now and again：折々、たまに
Others collect and sell discarded comic books and magazines, while some make money cleaning up after fireworks displays in the summer months.
fireworks display：花火大会
“I can’t say that I looked good, but I tried to dress up so I could blend in with people as much as possible. People think homeless people are depraved.
depraved：自堕落な
