highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
business; trade; operations; sales
shop; small store; business; firm
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to lose sight of; to miss
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
calls and sounds made by insects
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
town; city; municipal; urban
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
route; way; course; directions
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
father and mother; parents
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
care; precaution; guarding; caution
every person; each one; everybody