deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
solitude; loneliness; isolation
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
secret; private; surreptitious
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
door; gate; opening; title page
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to come and go; to go back and forth
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
metallic sound; metallic clank
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably