pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
closing time; lockup; curfew
rather than; more ... than ...
chief; main; principal; important
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
use; utilization; utilisation; application
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
several hundred; hundreds (of)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
again; once more; a second time
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
running as fast as one can
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)