to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
machine parts; machinery; equipment
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
corridor; hallway; passageway
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to get between; to be caught in