pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
long ago; a long time ago; already
electricity; (electric) light
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
does not; do not; will not do
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
to cause a stir; to have repercussions; to generate controversy
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
experience of seeing a ghost
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat