entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
(made of) stone; stone-built
stairs; stairway; staircase
dark night; moonless night
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
(electric) torch; flashlight
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
guidance; leadership; leading the way
whispering; murmuring; subdued
abandoned mine; disused mine
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
fresco; mural; wall painting
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
long; drawn-out; very long
many; much; plenty; hardly
many-headed; hydra-headed; large-scale (e.g. breeding)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
a long time ago; in those days
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion