(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to finger; to tamper (with)
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
maternity leave; paternity leave
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
to arrive home; to return
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
great laughter; burst of laughter
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
such; like that; in that way
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit