middle of the night; dead of night
official in charge; person in charge
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
each house; every house; many houses
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
secret story; unknown episode
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
to be exhausted; to be worn out
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
interior; inside; internal
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
materials; data; document
guard; security (officer); guardsman
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
lost property; something dropped and left behind
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
to walk away; to walk off
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
courteous; decorous; polite
business world; business circles; (the) industry
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment