sickroom; hospital room; ward
one day; (on) a certain day
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
condition; state (of health); appearance
yearned for; longed for; missed
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
opposite bank; farther shore
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
group; bunch; crowd; group
morning cold; morning chill
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
patience; endurance; undercover ninja; embedded ninja
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
mystery; strange event; mysterious affair
evening; last night; yesterday evening
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
original story; original version; this volume
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion