village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to set (sun); to become dark
all night; throughout the night
had better ...; had better not ...
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
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)
wild beast; wild animal; brute
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
suspension bridge; rope bridge
freely; right and left; as one pleases
up in a tree; in the trees
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to accept (something) with thanks
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
seasoning; flavour; flavor
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
distant look; faraway look
grove of the village shrine
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...