middle of the night; dead of night
ventilation; draft; airing
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
one part; one portion; one section
only; merely; but; no more than
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
coincident with; while; simultaneously
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
day after day; day by day
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
bather; (hot springs resort) guest
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
the first and second; a few
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of