leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
soon; shortly; before long
sickroom; hospital room; ward
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
physical condition; state of health; shape
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
being too late; losing one's final chance
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
depiction; description; portrayal
author; writer; novelist; artist
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
novel; story; (work of) fiction
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)