sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
as usual; as is one's habit
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to figure out; to get an idea
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
constable; method of catching criminals
to order; to command; to appoint
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
invisibly; secretly; privately
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
appearance; figure; shape; form
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
vamp (woman who uses sex appeal to exploit men); bump
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
before the gate; in front of the gate
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
great swordsman; master fencer
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
don't you think?; indicates question