one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
hospitalization; hospitalisation
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
name; given name; first name
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
myself; yourself; I; me; you
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to talk; to chat; to chatter
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
leading person; foremost figure
medical science; medicine
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace