railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
apparent; obvious; very clear
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
corridor; hallway; passageway
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
hospitalization; hospitalisation
second day of the month; two days
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
sickroom; hospital room; ward
university hospital; teaching hospital
school district; school area
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
that day; the very same day
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
(not so) much; (not) very
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
boy; son; baby boy; young man