cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
counter for birds or rabbits
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
clanging; empty; deserted
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
waking; waking up; awakening
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
peril; danger; hazard; distress
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
starting point; point of departure
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest