pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
emergency light; emergency lamp
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to continue to rain or snow
remedial measure; relief measure; corrective measure; countermeasure; remedy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
number-withheld phone calls
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
independent action; acting alone
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to become familiar (to one's ears)
to speak; to hear a voice
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time