putting out the lights; turning off the lights
sleeping; feeling sleepy; beddy-bye
going around; patrol; round; tour
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
such; this sort of; like this
totally willing; fully motivated
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
talking while standing; standing around talking
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
emergency staircase; fire escape
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
this world; this life; world of the living
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
calm; composed; cool; quiet