patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to become better; to improve
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
town; city; municipal; urban
to be expensive; to be costly
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
a long time (since the last time)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
waking; waking up; awakening
hidden meaning; symbolism; moral (of a story); allegorical meaning
to play dumb; to feign innocence
take care of yourself; get well soon
piece of evidence; evidence
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty