to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
evening; early night hours
to lie deep in; to extend far back
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to face on; to look out on to
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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.)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
most of all; extremely; supremely
to be conspicuous; to stand out
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with