to have a reason; to have an excuse
separate; scattered; apart
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
person standing watch; guard duty
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
(divine) providence; dispensation
unfairness; injustice; partiality
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to extend; to expand; to spread out
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
haori (Japanese formal coat)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
dispute; argument; contention
animal abuse; animal cruelty; cruelty to animals; cruelty toward animals
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to loiter around; to wander about
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
whatever the case; under any circumstances
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
summer vacation; summer holiday
winter vacation; winter holidays
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade