small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
manners; courtesy; etiquette
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
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
offering a full report to a superior
to be to the point; to be pertinent
organizational capability; organisational capability
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
good time to make a profit; most profitable season; peak time
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
shock therapy; shock treatment
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
means of transportation; transport service
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)