roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
periodic; regular; routine
precondition; prerequisite
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
it is I who should say so
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
weird; strange; mysterious
to be conspicuous; to stand out
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
narrative part (of a text); descriptive writing (excluding direct speech and quotations)
direct speech (in a text); spoken lines; written dialogue
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink