middle of the night; dead of night
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to set (sun); to become dark
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
beyond that point; after that
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
after that; afterwards; thereafter
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
evening meal; dinner; supper
bento; Japanese box lunch
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
mental illness; emotional disorder
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)