flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
doorknob; door knob; door handle
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
step; stride; counter for steps
to peer into the darkness
private letter; personal letter; private message; secret correspondence; confidential report
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
hot spring district (within a town)
hot-spring resort; onsen town; spa town
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
tourist trade; travel industry; tourist business; tourist enterprise
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
late at night; small hours of the morning
accompanied by a man; accompanied by men
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
railroad; railway; rail transport
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
(railway) sleeper; (railroad) tie; crosstie
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
phantom; vision; illusion
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to flare up; to burst into flames
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of