soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
wall clock; grandfather clock
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
night watch; night guard; night shift
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
vacant house; unoccupied house
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
large ginkgo tree; ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
overanxiety; needless worry
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill
wounded person; injured person
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch