hospitalization; hospitalisation
sickroom; hospital room; ward
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
one room apartment; studio apartment
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
fruit knife; paring knife
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
embodiment; realization; materialization
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
production (e.g. play); direction
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
bunch of flowers; bouquet
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together