to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
long (time that has passed); old (story)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
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 ...); (someone's) side
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to lean against; to set against
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to sit down; to take a seat
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
two (long cylindrical things)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
quiet; still; surreptitious
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
especially; particularly; above all; most of all; more than anything else
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love