otherwise; or else; if not
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
appearance; air; condition; state; form
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to switch off; to turn off
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
falling asleep; going to sleep
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
programme; program; plans; arrangements
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
admiration; wonder; astonishment
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
middle of the night; dead of night
to become an expert; to be master at