outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
rustling (of wind); murmuring; whistling; soughing
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
great army; mighty host; whole army
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend
runny nose; (watery) nasal mucus
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
family name; lineage; birth; clan
chasing; metal carving; metal engraving
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
harboring; harbouring; cherishing; entertaining
to discuss; to talk together
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
not having met or contacted someone for a long time; neglect of friends
traveling clothes; travelling clothes; military uniform
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
alone and dejected; lonely and downhearted; lonely and crestfallen
to look afar; to look at something while absorbed in reverie; to look at something while absorbed in one's thoughts
losing weight; slimming; lean person
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)