to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
reason; logic; method; system; order
(some) more; even more; longer; further
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
just a minute; small quantity
at first; in the beginning; originally
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
diagnosis; medical examination
two times; twice; two degrees
serious condition; critical condition
first 10 days of the month
complete recovery of health
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
going somewhere warmer for the winter; wintering
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
the press; (in the) newspapers
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
by means of; due to; because of; according to