careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
alone; by oneself; on one's own
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
entire world; whole world; world stage
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
dominion; territory; possession
heart; guts; nerve; central part
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
material; substance; matter
origin of an illness; cause of a disease; pathogenesis; etiology
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
another dimension; different level; whole other level
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
leukocyte; leucocyte; white blood cell
elementary particle; particle
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
already known; well-known
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking