director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
permission; approval; authorization; license
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to change (one's clothes)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
hospitalization; hospitalisation
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
aspect; phase; condition; modality
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
several minutes; a few minutes
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
not a little; not a few; considerable
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; profound; deep; esoteric
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way