atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
study; library; den; home office; reading room
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
performance of one's official duties
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
white line; linea alba (anot.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
form; shape; figure; visage
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix