to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
piece; fragment; one (object)
by myself; in person; by oneself
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to subsist; to keep on living
mistress; kept woman; concubine
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
that's the way it is; such is life
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
living thing; living creature; animal; life
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
how long; how much; to what extent
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to shout (in anger); to yell
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
adds force or indicates command