even if; even though; wow
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
twice; again; second time
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to see through; to see the true nature of something
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
secret base; hideout; hidden position
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off