look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
completely; fully; entirely
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to rock; to shake; to swing
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to come and go; to go back and forth
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
(not) a single person; (no) one
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
guard; security guard; security officer
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after