darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
welcome!; nice to see you!
evening; night; nighttime
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
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
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to invite in; to show someone in
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
in the same way as; just like
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
(dead) end; end of the line
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
door; gate; opening; title page
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
even more; still more; further
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government