dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
explanatory notes (at the start of a book); introductory remarks; usage guide (e.g. of a dictionary); legend (on maps, drawings, etc.)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
seniority by length of service
we have a result!; game over!; match!
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to say (something) over one's shoulder
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
clergyman; churchman; clergy
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
normalcy; normality; normal
illicit sexual relationship
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
to pay attention; to be watchful
accomplishment; execution
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
person from (the planet of)