ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
push-up (exercise); press-up
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to relax; to take it easy
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
order; command; directions; instructions
bedridden; confined to bed
entertainment; amusement; fun
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to escape death; to be saved from death
patient's condition; pathology
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
administration (of medicine)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to one's delight; to one's joy
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
restricted; confined; unfree
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing