kabbalah (Jewish mystic tradition); qabalah; cabala
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
popular name; common name; given name
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
discipline; punishment; reprimand
to bury; to embed; to implant
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
hair on the back of one's head
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
illegal dumping; fly-tipping
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
to provide; to arrange; to install
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to have luck turn one's way; to have one's fortune change for the better
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
personification; anthropomorphization
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
unwanted hair; superfluous hair
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
motive power; driving force