gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
calamity; misfortune; disaster
sincere; earnest; serious
to stare back at; to look back at
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (of the Sun)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
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)
at the window; by the window; next to the window
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to leave word; to leave a message
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to pay one's bill; to settle one's account
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
period of time; time slot; time zone
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
street at night; making a night journey
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit