exactly as stated; verbatim
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
each house; every house; many houses
in deep black; in jet black
that's true; of course; obviously
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to think too much; to be over-concerned
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
one more time; once more; once again
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
vacant house; unoccupied house
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
immediately; right away; on the spot
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
to peel off and fall; to flake away
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy