evening; last night; yesterday evening
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
(in Japanese architecture) transom
God and man; heaven and man
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
railroad; railway; rail transport
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to come across; to happen upon
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
eight-sided shape; octagon
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly