30th day of the month; 30 days
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
middle of the night; dead of night
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
stealthily; secretly; in secret
quietly; slowly; gracefully
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
cram school; private tutoring school
abandoned building; derelict building
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
be (that) as it may; having said that
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
genuine article; real thing; real deal
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end