inn; tavern; Edo period lodging for travellers
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
opposite side; opposition
to dye; to colour; to color
simplicity; unsophisticatedness
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
instead; but (on the other hand)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to look around; to survey
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
wandering; rambling; roaming
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill