source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
bungalow; one-story house
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
that kind; competition; match
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade