miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
great speed; recklessly fast speed
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to tighten; to press hard
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to work without sleep or rest
in the face of; in defiance of
loud laughter; hearty laugh
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
singing voice; (sound of) singing
trackless; reckless; dissipated
urban areas; the streets; town; city
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
closing time; lockup; curfew
control; management; supervision
to explain away; to answer evasively
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
housing district; residential district