by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
last night; yesterday evening
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
bedside; near one's pillow
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
accidental fire; fire caused by negligence; misfire; failure to ignite
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
end; close; conclusion; termination
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
solitude; loneliness; isolation
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to pass (of time); to elapse