dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
water heater; (domestic) boiler
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
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.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
study; diligence; discount; reduction
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
convenience store lunch box
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
myself; yourself; I; me; you
now; the present time; just now; another; more
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
if you think about it; come to think of it
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
the same generation; coeval
than; from; out of; except; but; more
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
healthy; sound; wholesome
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicate reason; infers some protest
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled