total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
away from home; while travelling
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
funeral hall; ceremony site
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
on countless occasions; many a time
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
setting free a bird; bird to be set free
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
change of colour; changing colours; differently coloured (but otherwise similar); different; unusual
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
stop (bus, streetcar, etc.)
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress