dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
hospitalization; hospitalisation
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
physical condition; state of health
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
standing; reserve; always having ready
single-storied house; single-storied building
stairs; stairway; staircase
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
tedious; boring; being fed up with
calm; composed; cool; quiet
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
naturally; of course; understandably
greeting; a fine thing to say
companion; company; tritagonist
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out