to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
comparatively; relatively
single door (as opposed to a double door)
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
stairwell; stair hall; staircase
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
along; parallel to; in accordance with
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
having said that; on the other hand
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to