to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
the whole day; all the day
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to complete decisively; to do to completion
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
tuberculosis; TB; concretion
pre-war days; before the war
novel; story; (work of) fiction
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
tubercle bacillus; tuberculosis germ
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
to take away; to carry off
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era