dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
all-out attack; general offensive
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
landowner; landlord; landlady
vacant house; unoccupied house
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
very much; very many; more and more
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
inside; interior; inner part
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to jar; to creak; to grate
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river