twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
big frame; large figure; huge body
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
upper classes; high society
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
race (of people); type of person
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
scenery; scene; landscape
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
period of time; time slot; time zone
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light