dilapidated house; deserted house
how many years; how long; what year
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
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
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
in swarms; in great crowds
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
fields (of rice and other crops)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
way of speaking; intimation
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be erected; to be built
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
sympathy; compassion; pity
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view