talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
middle of the night; dead of night
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past); elderly person; elder
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
infant; baby; little child
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
in succession; one after another
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as