to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
wintertime; winter season
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
village; human habitation; human settlement
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
up in a tree; in the trees
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
engineer; technical officer
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
rather than; more ... than ...
guest house; private home providing lodging for travelers; bed and breakfast; pension
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to cease; to stop; to be over
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter