back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to change completely; to change suddenly
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
doorknob; door knob; door handle
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
another thing; other things; another man's property
to look around; to look towards (us)
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly