nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
without permission; without notice
extending stay (somewhere)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to water down; to dilute with water
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to blow out; to spout out
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
violent emotion; passion; fury
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to get strong; to gain strength
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
intelligence; intellect; brains
to have more losses than wins
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
review (of learned material); revision
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
rice reaping; rice harvesting
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
snivel; nasal mucus; snot
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