pitch dark; total darkness
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
dusk; nightfall; twilight
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
camping; campground; making camp
reopening; resumption; restarting
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
offensive (movement); aggression
column; file; (vertical) line
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
all night; throughout the night
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
sovereign; emperor; monarch
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to some extent; to a certain extent
comparatively; relatively
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
ultramarine colour (color)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
scene; spectacle; sight; view
sentiment; sentimentality
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not