veil of darkness; curtain of night
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to hurt; to smart; to sting
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to shake one's head (in denial)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
overtime fraud; reporting false overtime hours
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
using multiple simple paper masks to represent different emotions in a play (from the middle of the Edo period); simple paper mask
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering