confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
late at night; small hours of the morning
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
piece; fragment; one (object)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
Japanese alder (Alnus japonica)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
feigned sleep; playing possum
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
looking tipsy; seeming drunk
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
moving unsteadily; staggeringly
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
wandering; jobless; unemployed
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)