semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to need; to call for; to require
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
discrimination; discernment; identification
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
(set of) facial features; looks
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
association; society; organization; organisation
way of talking; speaking style
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
race (of people); type of person
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
oppression; suppression; pressure
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes