day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
ostentation; show; affectation
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
drama; theatre; theater; play
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
what kind of; what sort of; what
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
actor; actress; player; performer
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
reasonable thing; natural thing
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
whether one wants to or not; without choice
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
transient life; ephemeral existence
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
thought; idea; conception
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
(licensed) red light district
no permission; lack of approval
continuous stay at a pleasure quarter; staying for days on end at a brothel
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
square latticed wooden frame for a kotatsu
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)