chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
hometown; rural township (of China)
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
one's way (ahead); one's path
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
small gong (used in gagaku)
music; gagaku; ceremonial Japanese court music
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
cultivated fields; countryside
lofty; soaring; towering; precipitous; high and steep; sharply sticking out
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
marriage ceremony; wedding
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
accident; emergency; calamity
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
arrangements; preparations
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer