sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
very small; tiny; insignificant
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to sell off; to sell completely
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
evening sky; twilight sky
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
dark clouds; black clouds
vertical shaking (of an earthquake); pitch (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); pitching
three sides; small offering stand
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
to cause someone to worry
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
holiness; sanctity; sacredness
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle