the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
even though; despite; when
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to like; to love; to be fond of
that is to say; so that means
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
club activities; extracurricular activities
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
good humour (humor); good mood
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
preparation; arrangements
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
living; lifestyle; living room
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)