small quantity; little; little while; short distance
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
stairs; stairway; staircase
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
difficult to ...; hard to ...
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
long ago; already; a long time ago
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
how many years; how long; what year
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
hospital bed not fully covered by national health insurance; hospital bed incurring an extra charge
fee; charge; rate; material
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...