dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
such; like that; that sort of; very
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to make one's rounds; to patrol
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
firm; unshakeable; resolute
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
another thing; exception; special case
establishment; settlement
essence; true nature; substance; reality
calm; composed; leisurely
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
every evening; night after night
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
cancellation; abandonment
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
questions and answers; dialogue
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet