first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
poisoning; kill by poison
being (somewhere); sitting
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
barbershop; barber shop; barber
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
end; tip; extremities; terminal
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
besides; moreover; in addition
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
wet dream; nocturnal emission
certain; definite; clear; credible
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of