early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
complete change; about-face
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
terrain; geographical features; topography
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
inspire someone with fresh courage; with redoubled courage
birds and beasts; beast; brute; (dumb) animal
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
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)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
in deep black; in jet black
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to take up residence; to settle in
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture