suited figure; person in a suit
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
physical evidence; material evidence
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to become dim; to become blurred
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
one room apartment; studio apartment
last night; yesterday evening
out of character; unlike one
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
colour; color; hue; tints
light; easy; non-serious; minor