petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
at; in; at; when; by; with
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
like this; this sort; this way
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
like this; in this way; as you see
to have a narrow escape from death
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
complete recovery of health
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness