nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to become pale; to turn pale
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly