in order; in turn; one by one
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
living room (Western style); sitting room
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
kitchen; financial situation
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
shoji (paper sliding door)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
clanging; empty; deserted
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
either way; in any case; one way or another
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
pull; patronage; tug; discount
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
two times; twice; two degrees