very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
in the meanwhile; during the time
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
with a momentary flash of light
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
serial; serialized novel; serialised novel
illustration (e.g. book); picture
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
all nighter; sleepless night
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago