incident; affair; happening; event
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
sixth day of the month; six days
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
university hospital; teaching hospital
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
sick person; patient; invalid
good; favourable; favorable; successful
to come back; to return; to recur
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
while alive; during one's lifetime
leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to state; to express; to mention
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly