isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
relay station; post station; stage
singing and (string) music
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
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
unknown; obscure; insignificant
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to sneak out; to creep out
to not believe one's ears
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
a short while ago; already
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
half the body; half length
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb