total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
participation; joining; entry; adherence
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to attempt; to test; to try out
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
defeating in an instant; instant kill
this world; this life; world of the living
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons