leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
obscure; vague; ambiguous
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
one-year-old; one year old
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to call each other; to call out to one another
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
it's probably so; it stands to reason
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
club activities; extracurricular activities
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
after school (at the end of the day)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
living room (Western style); sitting room
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean