dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
stairs; stairway; staircase
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
open; spacious; extensive
postscript (to a book); verification; publication (in a book)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
polish; improvement; burnishing
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
three; three years of age
light; faint; pale; fleeting
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)