true state; actual condition; reality
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
homecoming; return to one's home
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
hospitalization; hospitalisation
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
a few seconds; several seconds
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
including tax (of a price); pretax (income or profits); before tax
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
briskly; quickly; promptly
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
front and back; before and behind; before and after
and; thereupon; because of that