I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to jar; to creak; to grate
corridor; hallway; passageway
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
Buddhist (household) altar
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to change (one's clothes)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
declaration; proclamation; announcement
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit