obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
on the occasion of; at the time of
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
Japanese hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata); may; quickthorn; whitethorn
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
to be helpful; to be useful
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to come back; to return; to recur
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
sudden shower; sudden downpour
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
moisture; humidity; dampness
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
remaining; left-over; excess
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
button (clothing); push-button
cheap article; poor quality article
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
headquarters; head office; main office
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
I have nothing to do with it
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
homeroom; form room; form class