retirement (from the world); seclusion
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
laboratory bench; fume hood
psychiatrist; medically-qualified psychoanalyst
Federal Bureau of Investigation (US); FBI
closure (of a library, museum, etc.)
to be blessed with children
high (government) official
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
long ago; once upon a time
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
donation; presentation; gift
to threaten; to make threats
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
although; but; even though; I wish that
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
fate; chance; relationship; tie
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella