conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
evening star; Vesper; Hesperus; Venus in the evening sky
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
with a momentary flash of light
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
evening meal; supper; dinner
infant; baby; little child
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
(plain) hot water; boiled water
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
fourth day of the month; four days
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
putting into operation; invocation
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to