attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
dullard; indecisive person
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
junior high school student; middle school pupil
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
waist bag; belt bag; fanny pack; bum bag
banquet or reception hall
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
(electric) torch; flashlight
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
blazing heat; scorching sun
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
dark night; moonless night
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify