nocturnality; nocturnal habits
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
postwar period; period after Second World War
Buraiha (post-WWII group of dissolute Japanese writers); Decadent School
author; writer; novelist; artist
presumption; assumption; estimation
800,000; eight hundred thousand
yen (currency of Japan); circle
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
favourite motto; pet saying
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
playing style (in games, sport, etc.); style of play
freely; right and left; as one pleases
pace; speed; pitch (distance between evenly spaced things, e.g. gear teeth); spacing; pitch (of a sound); pitch; pitching
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
match; game; bout; contest
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
smooth (i.e. without problems)
trunk (of the body); soma
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
novel; original; new; innovative
conflict; fighting each other
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone