total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
light; right; right field; right fielder
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
sphere; counter for balls
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to overdo; to do too much
how long; how far; how much
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
joint; seam; joining point
Western-influenced; occidental-looking; exotic; (lit.) smelling of butter
birds and wild animals; wildlife
caricature; cartoon; comics
freely; right and left; as one pleases
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to repeat; to do something over again
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
mountain road; mountain trail
advanced level; high grade; senior
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
many; much; plenty; hardly
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality