each house; every house; many houses
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
Yakult (probiotics company)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to forget completely; to leave behind
incident; affair; happening; event
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to fight against; to oppose; to face
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
level; standard; water level
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case