the same; the said; likewise
24 hours; twenty-four hours
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
surrounding at a distance
dozens; scores of; decades
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
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 look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
to have a break in the conversation; to experience an awkward silence; (lit.) an angel passes
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to care for someone; to look after someone
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to set (sun); to become dark
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
(in) the mountains; (among) the mountains; (through) the mountains; (in a) mountain valley
slope; slanting surface; bevel
facing north; northern exposure
level ground; plain; flatland
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot