to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
around the clock; day and night
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
strawberry field; strawberry patch
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
district; section; sector
to win and advance to the next round
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
on the occasion of; at the time of
to dump (a load of something); to throw from a height; to throw downwards
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
living room (Western style); sitting room
electricity; (electric) light
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
celadon green; pale sea-green
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
(by force of) circumstances
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little