dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
damp; moist (negative nuance)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
a few years ago; some years back
(right at the) side; just beside
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable