light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
horizon (related to bodies of water)
summer vacation; summer holiday
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to state; to express; to mention
bedside; near one's pillow
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
smoothly; frictionlessly; easily
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
something; some kind of; for some reason
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
charcoal; charred remains
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus