sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
serious condition; critical condition
to not believe one's ears
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
going to and fro; back and forth
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
Blue Hawaii (cocktail); Blue Hawaii (shaved ice flavoring)
unflavored rice porridge; rice porridge made of only white rice and water
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
sick person; patient; invalid
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
baby talk (e.g. "choo-choo" for train); words and speech patterns used by infants
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to sink (into); to get depressed
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
application; request; petition
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
to have medicine be effective
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
schedule; program; programme; agenda
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit