sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
dissection; autopsy; analysis
medical coroner; medical examiner
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
undertaker's office; funeral home; funeral parlor
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
Okayama (city, prefecture)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
programme; program; plans; arrangements
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
New Year's Eve; December 31
news of someone's death; obituary
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
sentiment; sentimentality
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to summon; to get used to call