woman; female; feminine gender
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
observation; survey; watching
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
here and there; everywhere
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
that's true; of course; obviously
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pale; pallid; bluish-white
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
nostrils; wings of the nose
one's post; place of work; workplace
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness