suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
way of speaking; intimation
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be reminded of; to call to mind
sympathy; compassion; pity
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
but; however; even though; even if
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
fixed date; settlement date
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
shock therapy; shock treatment
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
never mind!; don't worry about it
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
meaning; significance; sense