maze; labyrinth; inner ear
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
opening and shutting; opening and closing
hokora; small wayside shrine
(made of) stone; stone-built
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
(Fleming's) left-hand rule
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
hidden room; secret chamber
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
spatial structure; structural arrangement
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
Japanese four-lined ratsnake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese striped snake
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
mechanism; organization; organisation
to explain; to dispel doubts
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing