retreating figure; appearance from behind
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
gas tank; gasholder; gasometer
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
at the top of one's voice
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
the opposite direction; the other way
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to become frosted; to become frosty
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin