to hide; to keep to oneself
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
end; close; conclusion; termination
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
(artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
river; stream; River; the ... river
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to eat too much; to overeat
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
still; as yet; as it has been
while moving; on the move
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
at that time; in those days
event; phenomenon; matter
scale; scope; plan; structure