to think of; to come up with
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
to cook (something) with rice
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
with a start; with a jump
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to have a meal; to take a meal
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
alternately; by turns; one after the other
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
outside of; not covered by
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
because of; owing to; due to
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time