mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
seventh day of the month; seven days
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
at once; immediately; right now
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to reflect; to throw back light
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
concealment; suppression; hiding
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress