evening; early night hours
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
inside one's heart; in one's mind
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
Hayagriva (manifestation of Avalokitesvara with an ornament in the shape of a horse's head)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to complete one's journey
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
how many years; how long; what year
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to pass (of time); to elapse
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies