maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
long-term hospitalization
nurse call button; calling a nurse
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
night duty; night shift; night work
declaration of death; pronouncing someone to be dead
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
body of a strangled person
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
first of all; first thing
incommunicative; taciturn
to be ill; to suffer from
bedridden; confined to bed
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed