weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
standing close together; bristling (with)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
group; bunch; crowd; group
each house; every house; many houses
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
phantom; vision; illusion
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
light; easy; non-serious; minor
dead of night; shades of night; black of night