poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
fields (of rice and other crops)
for work; for manufacturing
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
utmost limits; extremity; limit
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
daytime; noon; broad daylight
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to be born; to come into the world
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment