full portrait; whole aspect; full story
curve; turn; bend; curveball; curve ball
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
on the way back; when about to go back
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper
looking pale; looking unwell
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
sense of relief; feeling of relief
reexamination; reinvestigation; resurvey
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
parliamentarism; parliamentary government
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
Great Depression (1929-1939)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)