random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
mysterious thief; phantom thief
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
coverall apron; cook's apron
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
delicate; gentle; fleeting
Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
white magnolia (Magnolia denudata); lilytree; Yulan magnolia
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
toast; congratulatory cup
wild camellia (Camellia japonica); common camellia
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore
middle day (of a sumo tournament, theatrical run, etc.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to be utterly spent or crushed
headlong; head over heels
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
dilapidated house; deserted house
contract; compact; agreement
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
association; society; organization; organisation
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
beyond that point; after that
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit