party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
death from cold; freezing to death
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to clear up; to become cloudless
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
is something that; is that which
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
now; the present time; just now; another; more
just one person; only one
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
how; in what way; how about
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to let slip; to slide; to glide
myself; yourself; I; me; you
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...