birds and beasts; beast; brute; (dumb) animal
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping; coat worn over a woman's kimono
account book; register; ledger
low-ranking prison guard; hell's tormenting devils
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
one's post; place of work; workplace
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
big frame; large figure; huge body
upper classes; high society
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
scenery; scene; landscape
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
puddle of blood; pool of blood
storage room; store room; lumber room
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to look around; to take a view of
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning