hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
one bow; one salute; one greeting
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
seasoning; flavour; flavor
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
to be greedy; to devour greedily
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments