location without an address; unnumbered plot of land
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
different (from); not the same (as)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
ago; since; before; previous
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
rather; sooner; preferably
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
although I say; although one might say; although called
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff