this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
postoperative; after surgery
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
intensive care unit; ICU; interface control unit
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
hospitalization; hospitalisation
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
(how) many times; (how) often
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(United States of) America; USA; US
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
example; illustration; precedent
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence