convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
one by one; one after another; successively
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
running away; escaping on foot
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
many; much; plenty; hardly
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to support each other; to support one another
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
visit (from someone); call
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
manner of using one's hands
one's destination; place where someone is going; source (of an object); origin; branch office
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
several minutes; a few minutes
emergency power supply; backup power; emergency power source