tailor's (shop); dressmaker's shop; tailor; dressmaker
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
chair; stool; post; office; position
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
not caring; not giving a damn
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
remarkable; striking; obvious
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
letter; missive; note; mail
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
second marriage; remarriage
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
court decision declaring a missing person legally dead
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
system; institution; organization; organisation
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
one's share; one's portion
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible