even though; despite; when
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
advance payment; money paid in advance
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
time; season; period; phase; stage
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to waver
company; corporation; workplace
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
middle of the night; dead of night
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
exorcism rite; purification
directly opposite; right in front
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate