late at night; small hours of the morning
alone; by oneself; on one's own
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
woman of loose morals; lewd woman; prostitute; whore; harlot
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
lignitized Japanese cedar; lignitised Japanese cedar
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
rugged mountain (of the more rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
front shrine; hall of worship
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
prayer (for something); supplication
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful