evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
living by oneself; living alone
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
ditch next to railway track
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to stop walking; to pause
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die