fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
legend; folklore; tradition
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to claim victims; to leave casualties
nothing but; none other than
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
electricity; (electric) light
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
results; record; grades; marks
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
cellophane tape; adhesive tape; Sellotape
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
pleasant feeling; good feeling
summertime; summer season
laws of nature; physical laws; physics