night cold; chill of night; cold night
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
person with a family; family man
brothers and sisters; siblings
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to run out (e.g. of the room)
window blind; blinds; blind
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
destination; place where one is visiting
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
lamplighter; town employee who lit oil or gas streetlights
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to let out a cry; to shout
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous