to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
staying the night; lodging (at)
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
way out; means to escape; escape route
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to encamp; to take up positions
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
droplight; hanging lamp; pendant; pendent lamp; swinging lamp
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
whole face; all over one's face
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
journal; magazine; periodical