to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
(medical) doctor; physician
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
(medical) follow-up; observation
hospitalization; hospitalisation
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
going through; going via; going by way of
modesty; humility; being humble
array; muster; line-up; full force
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
to go past; to pass; to pass by
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
quarrel; dispute; argument
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
counter for chairs or seats
hospital gown; patient gown
near; close; beside; third person
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)