complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
middle of the night; dead of night
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
compartment (of a train); interior (of a car); parking bay; parking space
inn town; post town; post-station town
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
inconvenience; hard living
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
discouragement; disappointment
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to be amused or interested in; to show amusement (for)
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart