to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
the way back; the way home; return trip
established practice; custom
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
in the same way as; just like
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
decision; judgment; resolution
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
continuation; succession; series
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
Palaeoloxodon naumanni (extinct species of elephant)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
rice cooking; boiling rice
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
degeneration; retrogression