to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
man; male; masculine gender
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
two (long cylindrical things)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
in the same way as; just like
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...