confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
tradition; legend; folklore
(electric) torch; flashlight
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
electricity; (electric) light
perfect; just right; ideal
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to thrust down; to push off
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
but; however; provided that
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
presumption; assumption; estimation
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
not necessarily so; is not always true
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
very interesting; of great interest
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
fall; drop; descent; coming down
site; point on a map; spot
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
external wound; (physical) trauma
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
separate case; another matter
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)