switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
parking on the streets; on-street parking
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
evening; early night hours
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
comparatively; relatively
long-term resident; fixed domicile resident; permanent resident
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
neat and clean; tidy; trim
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
eating; bite (in fishing)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
line; queue; procession; matrix