simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
flax (Linum usitatissimum); linseed
skating rink; ice surface; silver plate
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
night attack; nocturnal assault
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
apparently; appears to be
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
advance; moving forward; progress
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
waste of time; killing time
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
targeting; aiming at a specific target; selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches; having no choice in a move (e.g. mahjong, go, etc.)