only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
melodic incoming call tones (esp. mobile telephones); ringtone; ring tone
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
31st day of the month; 31 days
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)