hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to be accustomed to reading
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
appointment; rendezvous; date
to set (sun); to become dark
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to accept; to receive; to agree
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
set meal; special (of the day)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to begin talking; to open up
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
troupe; theatrical company
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
much-discussed work (book, film, etc.)
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
to gain fame; to make one's name
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
don't worry; there's no need to worry
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue