drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
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)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
deep inside; innermost place
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
to throw at; to turn; to raise
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
trap door; removable floor boards
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
pale; pallid; bluish-white
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider