mist net (fine mesh for capturing small birds)
migratory bird; bird of passage
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
closing time; lockup; curfew
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
main street; avenue; boulevard
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to press against each other; to huddle together
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
older sister; lass; young lady
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to ask for directions; to ask the way
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts