evening; early night hours
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
torii; Shinto shrine archway
front; frontage; facade; main
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
stairs; stairway; staircase
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
right angle; perpendicular
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
slope; slanting surface; bevel
forcibly; against one's will
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to be needed; to be wanted