long-term hospitalization
to miss (one's chance to ...)
medical expenses; doctor's bill
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
sharing; division; draw; tie
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
sickroom; hospital room; ward
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
engineering firm; contractor
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
physical work; manual labour (labor)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
how; in what way; by what means
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
private affairs; personal matter
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
process; course; mechanism