isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
secret technique; secret art
acceleration; speeding up
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to prostrate oneself before
dusk; nightfall; twilight
curtain; hanging; bunting
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
again; once more; a second time
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
alone; by oneself; on one's own
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
singing voice; (sound of) singing
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
distinction; differentiation; classification
script; libretto; scenario
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
secret; private; surreptitious
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare