in deep black; in jet black
edge of the eaves; house frontage
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
heroine; female protagonist
first time; first; initial
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
shaman (Okinawa, Amami); medium; exorcist
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
person of culture; cultured person
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
hooting; jeering; heckling
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
with a clink (click, clack)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
dictionaries (and similar books)
to encamp; to take up positions