to be able (to); to be possible (to)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to crouch; to squat; to cower
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to take away; to carry away
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
every year; yearly; annually
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to force open; to push open
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
respect and affection; love and respect
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
round shape; circle; circular form
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself