total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
house; dwelling; human habitation
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
older brother and younger sister
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
living thing; living creature; animal; life
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
mountain road; mountain trail
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to force one's way; to push through
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to attack; to assault; to assail
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
later on; eventually; afterwards
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
like this; this sort; this way
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
due form; official; formality
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)