irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
Norwegian Wood (1987 novel by Haruki Murakami)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
memory; sense; experience
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to bring; to take; to bring about
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
prevention; precaution; protection against
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
to crouch; to squat; to cower
field; sports stadium; arena
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
in succession; one by one
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
church; cathedral; chapel
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively