first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
late at night; at a late hour
many; numerous; various; large number of
corridor; hallway; passageway
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
no, not like that (but like this)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
large tree; big tree; huge tree
sunlight filtering through trees
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner