not necessarily so; is not always true
genius; prodigy; natural gift
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
health management; health maintenance; health care
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
close; intimate; on good terms
to manage something successfully; to be successful
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to cease; to stop; to be over
every night comes to an end; every night sees a dawn
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
coexistence; living together
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
light blue; pale blue; aqua
tag; slip; label; sticker
to be needed; to be wanted
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle