sleeping pill; sleep medication
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
other matters; other people's affairs
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
memory; sense; experience
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
fever medicine; antipyretic; antifebrile
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
price; cost; value; worth; value
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
lading; loading; carrying
load; loading; weight (of a load)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
just a minute; small quantity