to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
chattering (of teeth) and trembling (with fear)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to have a relationship; to have relations
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
timewasting; killing time
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
the same kind; accomplice; partner
taste; liking; preference
counter for books; volume
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
this and that; various things
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
hospital food; hospital meals
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
good (place to leave off); convenient
(medical) doctor; physician
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation