seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
first meeting; first interview with
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
one's original family name; maiden name
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
decision; determination; resolution
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
such; like that; that sort of; very
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer