sheep skin; fleece; parchment
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
forevermore; for eternity
one of these days; someday; one day
important points; main points
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
repentance; confession; penitence
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
hard to reach place; remote place
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
dark night; moonless night
dark and desolate; forlorn
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
starting point; point of departure
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position