hospitalization; hospitalisation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
environment; circumstance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
recommendation; referral; endorsement
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of