dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
without; unless; have to do
memorizing a musical score
street performer (comedian)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
tradition; legend; folklore
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
technical training; professional education
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
central part; heart (of a city)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
decoration; ornament; trimmings