sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to be seen dimly; to glimmer
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
by itself; automatically; naturally
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
circular window; round window
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
to leave undyed; to dye partly (leaving some base colour); to heavily and completely dye; to dye fast
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
expectation; anticipation; forecast