yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to repeat; to be frequent
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
bedside; near one's pillow
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
half the body; half length
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
investigating authorities; law enforcement authority
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
close; intimate; on good terms
wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy
mass communication; mass media
to split; to be split; to splinter
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete