narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
back street; back alley; off-street
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
the West; the Occident; Western countries
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in