total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
those (near the second person)
scenery; scene; landscape
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to tighten; to press hard
memories; recollections; reminiscence
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
evening; sunset; nightfall
to get slightly dirty (all over)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
well-made; well-done; great success
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
breaking off; snapping off