darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
beyond that point; after that
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
dead person; deceased person
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
how; in what way; how about
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
now; the present time; just now; another; more