total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
electricity; (electric) light
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to provide; to arrange; to install
kitchen; financial situation
lost article; something forgotten
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
low dining table; tea table
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge