to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
and yet; though; when; in spite of
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
electricity; (electric) light
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
then; and (then); in that case; if so
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire