establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
because of; owing to; due to
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to ascend; to go up; to climb
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
deep inside; innermost place
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
bed with frame made of pipes
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government