preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
cardiopulmonary bypass; heart-lung machine; CPB pump
so; therefore; and; (and) then
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
photo studio; photographer; camera shop; photography supplies shop; photo processing shop; photo finishing shop
name; given name; first name
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
having the same family name and given name (as someone else)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
fine weather; fair weather
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
existence; being; presence
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)