evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
every evening; night after night
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
only recently; just of late
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to be found; to be discovered
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
other than; excluding; without
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe