total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
what do you want?; can I help you?
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to get late; to advance; to wear on
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
having no idea; having no clue
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
middle of the night; dead of night
police; police officer; police station
offender; criminal; culprit
curse; spell; malediction
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to speak; to hear a voice