examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
intention; idea; inclination; wish
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
iron rust; iron hydroxide
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
in succession; one after another
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
moisture; humidity; dampness
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be absorbed in reading
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
whole face; all over one's face
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
Coalsack Nebula; coal sack; coal bag