seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
entreaty; supplication; petition
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
stirring; slight movement
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
near oneself; close to one; familiar
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
serious illness; dangerous disease
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
patient's condition; pathology
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
major surgery; major operation
to have a narrow escape from death
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
observation; survey; watching
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair