ageing; aging; senile deterioration
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
possession; retention; maintenance
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
half the body; half length
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs