number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
remaining; left-over; excess
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
cultivation; nurture; culture
getting out of bed; leaving one's sickbed
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
hoarse voice; husky voice
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
vicious circle; vicious cycle
low (level, value, price, etc.)
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
digestive medicine; medicine for the stomach and bowels
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
persistence; vestigial remnant
to find out; to discover; to detect
memory; ability to remember