recuperation; medical treatment
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
departure; leaving; setting off
order; directive; instructions; command
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
national road; national highway
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
police identification card
have to do; must; should; ought to
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
unexpectedly; surprisingly
mountain road; mountain trail
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
gas station; petrol station; filling station; service station; fuel depot
refueling (a car, plane, etc.); lubricating (a machine); oiling
supply; supplying; replenishment