electricity; (electric) light
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
amount of light; quantity of light
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
fourth day of the month; four days
when it becomes; when it comes to
preparation; arrangements
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
by itself; automatically; naturally
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
fifth day of the month; five days
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to get strong; to gain strength
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
sixth day of the month; six days
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
instability; insecurity; crankiness
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
stirring; slight movement
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)