to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
stirring; slight movement
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
slight; thin; on the weak side
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
breathing of a sleeping person
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet