noun
recovery; convalescence; improvement (of a condition)
Almost always used in the phrase 快方に向かう (to be on the mend, to be improving). Refers to a positive turn in health or a situation.
See also: 快方に向かう
祖父の病状は快方に向かっている。
Grandfather's condition is improving.
事故の後、
After the accident, he gradually recovered.