dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to hang (something) on the wall
torch; (electric) torch; flashlight
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
word; term; language; speech
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
scale; scope; plan; structure
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
accomplishment; execution
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to breathe out; to exhale
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
nonparticipation; nonattendance
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to become clear; to be made public
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression