to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
river; stream; River; the ... river
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
observation; survey; watching
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
injured person; wounded person; casualty
flight; desertion; escape
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to jump from one thing to another
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to force one's way; to push through
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
(distant) howling; backbiting
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end