a few years ago; some years back
at that time; in those days
... years old; age (of) ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
administration (of medicine); giving medication
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
hospitalization; hospitalisation
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
woman; female; feminine gender
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
step; stride; counter for steps
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date