temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
dwelling; house; residence; address
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
bungalow; one-story house
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
to be erected; to be built
electricity; (electric) light
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
early to bed early to rise
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
early; primitive; primordial
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
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
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 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)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)