end; close; conclusion; termination
time; season; period; phase; stage
interruption; suspension; break
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
immediately; at once; instantly
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
brightness; splendour; splendor
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
to notify; to advise; to inform
right under; directly below; right beneath
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
group; party; team; squad; section
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree