puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
interruption; suspension; break
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
in deep black; in jet black
to cause someone to worry
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
matter of time; question of time
weekly pictorial magazine
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
thin rice gruel; rice water
high-calorie infusion; total parenteral nutrition
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
Shimizu Shunji (1906.11.27-1988.5.22)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892 collection of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
anthology; collection of works
(sound of) wind through pine trees; soughing of wind through pine trees; (metaphorically) sound of a boiling tea kettle
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company