quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
death by suffocation; death by choking
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
way of calling (something or someone)
way; method; means; effect; result; worth
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
anxiety (about the future)
to force open; to push open
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
brilliant; bright; dazzling
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
to be brought to mind; to come to mind
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
to tower over the surroundings
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
old soldier; veteran; old hand
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly