(alone and) absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; all alone; (all) by oneself
major imprisonment; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to have a talk; to tell a story
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to change (one's clothes)
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)