the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to feel depressed; to be down
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
late at night; at a late hour
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
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train (esp. long distance train); steam train
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
thing; person; situation; fox
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to get out of bed; to show a leg