corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
dilapidated house; deserted house
horror film; horror movie
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to become dim; to become blurred
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
advance; moving forward; progress
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
lacking a plan; haphazard
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to machine; to cut; to scrape
limited stocks; limited lines; limited supplies
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)
not necessarily so; is not always true
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber