tree cricket (Oecanthus longicauda)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
half-open; partly open; semicivilized; semicivilised
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
front; frontage; facade; main
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
just one person; only one
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
(wearing) low over one's eyes
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply