middle of the night; dead of night
(electric) torch; flashlight
street at night; making a night journey
abandoned child; foundling
to pick up; to find; to gather
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
(all of) you or them; various wise individuals; gentlemen
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
Mainichi Shimbun (newspaper)
Sunday edition of a newspaper
serialization; serialisation; serial story
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
whole book (volume); complete episode
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
every place; various places
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
Island; insula; island; islet
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
Noto Peninsula (Ishikawa Prefecture)
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)