easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
several weeks; a few weeks
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
henry (unit of inductance)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
another time; some other time
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
much less; to say nothing of
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
military discipline; military regulations; military rules