fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
electricity; electric guitar
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
convenient; handy; useful
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
head over heels; headlong; head first
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
if so; in that case; in that situation
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
now; the present time; just now; another; more
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
coldness and hotness; cooling and heating; indifference and enthusiasm; prosperity and decline; cold energy (e.g. in power generation)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
two persons; two people; pair; couple