finish; finishing; finishing touches
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
thick makeup; heavy makeup
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
primary school; elementary school; grade school
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
social page (of newspaper); local news page
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
piece of meat; cut of meat
every place; various places
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance