nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
witnessing; observing; sighting
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
one grain; one drop; one bead
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
(made of) stone; stone-built
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
sports ground; playing field; playground
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
school building; schoolhouse
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
(political) power; authority; influence
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing