entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
something like ...; something called ...
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
still; even now; to this day
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
master; teacher; stable master
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
evening; night; nighttime
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
personality; character; individuality; personhood
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery