to be injured; to sustain a wound
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
hospitalization; hospitalisation
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
several years; a few years
few decades; many decades; several decades
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
1,000,000; one million; million; many
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something