preparations for returning (home)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
during a telephone call; busy line
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
systematic; regular; routine
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
to make an appearance; to show up
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
putting out the light; switching off the light
to run down (stairs, etc.)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to check; to stop; to keep back
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
way one walks; one's walk
to throw at; to turn; to raise
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
to smile (at); to grin (at)
natural disaster; cataclysm
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
Yama; judge of the afterlife
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction