way; method; means; resource; course
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
middle of the night; dead of night
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to resound; to make a stir
every year; yearly; annually
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
evening; early night hours
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
second (unit of time); arc second
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to cense; to burn incense
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
at first; in the beginning; originally
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
new; unused; new; obvious; natural