mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(computer) console; single console for multiple diving gauges
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
low dining table; tea table
close to the wall; alongside the wall
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
kitchen; financial situation
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
deep inside; innermost place
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding