to show one's affection; to express one's love
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
doctor's visit; house call
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to squash; to crush; to flatten
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
fifth day of the month; five days
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to cause someone to worry
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
several people; a few people
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
right angle; perpendicular
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
shoji (paper sliding door)
how many years; how long; what year
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
to walk in on; to tread upon
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about