darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
scene; spectacle; sight; view
in the same way as; just like
each house; every house; many houses
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
surface mail (ship); sea mail; ferry service; steamer service
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
property; fortune; assets
to sell off; to sell completely