one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
number one; first; best; most; game; round
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
going through; going via; going by way of
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
breaking off; snapping off
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
in the meanwhile; during the time
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
fit; spasm; attack; seizure