upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements
triangle; triangular shape
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
first time; first; initial
trial product; prototype model
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
untucked obi; dangling obi
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
black ground; black cloth
knight; keima (in go); knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
beautiful woman; pretty girl
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
in that manner; like that
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
wall clock; grandfather clock
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
to feel anxious; to feel uneasy; to worry
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
one after another; in rapid succession
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
silence (not speaking); muteness
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
to force open; to push open
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
neck; head; dismissal; discharge