one's way back; one's way home
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
low dining table; tea table
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
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
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
older sister and younger brother
to call each other; to call out to one another
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over