yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to take on a role; to take part
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
ability; capability; skill
indescribable; having no way to express
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
different opinion; objection
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
to lose sight of; to miss
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)