invisibly; secretly; privately
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
outside (the room, building); outdoors
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
(water-filled) paddy field
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
beyond that point; after that
coating of snow; blanket of snow
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)