veil of darkness; curtain of night
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
commitment; pledge; promise
contract; compact; agreement
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to invite in; to show someone in
last ray of hope; only hope
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
several years; a few years
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
home area; home town; local
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
(on) one's own; (by) oneself