hospitalization; hospitalisation
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
preparations for returning (home)
head of the student council; president of the student council
one (thing); one piece; one item
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
straight-laced person; stubborn person
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
silence (not speaking); muteness
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
relaxation; recreation; recess
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)