road construction; roadworks; road repairs
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
nightlife; night amusements
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
unanticipated; unexpected
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse; to flop (onto)
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of