greeting; a fine thing to say
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
kampō; traditional (herbal) medicine based on ancient Chinese medicine
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to take a breath; to take a short rest
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
order; sequence; procedure
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to be erected; to be built
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
ominous atmosphere; ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to boil strongly; to be excited
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing