shades of night; night scene
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
secret; private; surreptitious
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
call; summons; convening; convocation
very much; exceedingly; extremely
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
authority; power; influence
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
one's mental make-up (structure)
general term; generic name
study; research; investigation
individual; one by one; separate; each
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away