New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
almost (did); nearly (did)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
preparation; arrangements
absentmindedness; peace of mind
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
demon; monster; apparition
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
notebook; account book; register
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
prickling; stinging; tingling
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
supply; provision; raising; procurement
getting an advance (on one's salary)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry