dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
more than anything; above all else
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to thrust down; to push off
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
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)
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
sailor suit; middy uniform
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
even though; despite; when
writing implement; writing tool
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
silence; stillness; quietness
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
too much; excessively; too
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
nape (of the neck); nucha
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
all over; all over the place; everywhere
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic