to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to play a leading role; to play a central part
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
every place; various places
to surround; to crowd around
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
mourning (dead persons); memorial
inside; interior; inner part
weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window); putting on eyeliner (in theatre)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
all-night vigil over a body; wake
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
dreamlike; dreamy; phantasmagorical
scene; spectacle; sight; view
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
highway route (Edo period); main route
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
completely; fully; entirely
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
innumerable; countless; numberless
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets