pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
this (very thing); this precisely
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
main cause; primary factor
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
perception; sensing; noticing
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
if it is (the case that ...)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
be (that) as it may; having said that
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
naturally; of course; understandably
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
several times; a few times
after that; afterwards; thereafter
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
curiosity; inquisitiveness
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
deep inside; innermost place
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch