number one; first; best; most; game; round
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
sick person; patient; invalid
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
lung disease; chest trouble; pulmonary tuberculosis
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being