three; three years of age
(made of) stone; stone-built
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
casting; cast-metal object
factory; plant; mill; workshop
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
apartment house; residential complex
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
light; faint; pale; fleeting
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to press against each other; to huddle together
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
far away in the distance; in the far distance
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
naturally; of course; understandably
in that way; thus; so; so?
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every