hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to become better; to improve
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
orphan; person without friends
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
bento; Japanese box lunch
number one; first; best; most; game; round
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
drinking water; potable water
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance