last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
all-night vigil over a body; wake
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
ordinary; common; mediocre
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
walking briskly; determinedly
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to talk; to carry meaning
polite; respectful; reverent
to push (something) against
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
reality; actuality; hard fact
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
contributing cause; exciting cause; incentive; motive
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
optimism; taking an optimistic view