left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to set (sun); to become dark
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to be sooty; to be stained
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to talk to oneself; to mutter
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to forget completely; to leave behind
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
door; gate; opening; title page
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)