prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
window-gazing; window-shopping
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to be infected; to be contagious
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
standby; preparation; arrangement
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
north wind; northerly wind
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
aforementioned; above-mentioned; given above; previous
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
sixth day of the month; six days
square metre; square meter
tenth day of the month; ten days
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential