side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
weird; strange; mysterious
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
fragrant wood; aromatic tree
insecticide; insect repellent
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
water's edge; waterside; shore
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
business trip; official trip
prejudice; bias; distorted view
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
experiment; experimentation
treasure chest; strongbox
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover