street at night; making a night journey
alone; by oneself; on one's own
having poor eyesight; poorly sighted
glove (esp. sports); globe
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
not limited to; not just ...
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
error; mistake; slip; bug
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place
to escape from; to get out
journal; magazine; periodical
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
Niigata (city, prefecture)
chief actor (e.g. of a kabuki play)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
frequent; densely packed; thick