because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(electric) torch; flashlight
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
metre; meter; meter; gauge
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
sense of orientation; sense of direction
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
disorder; chaos; confusion
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
machine parts; machinery; equipment
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
place; situation; position; location
inertial navigation system
infrared rays; infrared radiation