growing thickly; growing densely
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
death by (child) abuse; (child) abuse resulting in death
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing from the starting station (of a bus, train, etc.)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
solitude; loneliness; isolation
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
bathing; going in the bath
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
rash guard; rash vest; rashie
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
summer clothing; summer wear; summer goods
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage