darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
near; close; beside; third person
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
cheep cheep; tweet tweet; gently (moving)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to be needed; to be wanted
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
a little; a bit; slightly
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
rest; break; recess; intermission
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!