shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
student accommodation; student dormitory
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to have a talk; to tell a story
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to move forward; to move on
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
reading partway; leaving half-read