dead of night; shades of night; black of night
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
personal; individual; private
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
unhappiness; sad fate; misfortune
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
several years standing; over several years
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
in the same way as; just like
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
for a while; for some time; for a period
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to be to the point; to be pertinent
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die