in the mountains; among the mountains
amount of light; quantity of light
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
light and darkness; light and shade
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
background reflections (e.g. on a window); reflected glare
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
scenery; scene; landscape
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
suspicious-looking; fishy
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
departure; leaving; setting off
(national) capital (city); metropolis
speculation; thinking; meditation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
mischief-maker; trickster; lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
everywhere; all over; throughout
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
discovery; detection; finding
set of three; three sets; three classes
small present; trifling gift; gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude; marketing incentive; (arch.) inferior goods; (arch.) low-quality article
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where