visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
long ago; already; a long time ago
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to find fault with; to question
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
corridor; hallway; passageway
stealthy steps; soft steps
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
exactly as stated; verbatim
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
if you think about it; come to think of it
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
holy of holies; sanctum sanctorum
talking while standing; standing around talking
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to surge; to well up; to gush out