bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
gate (of a property); (in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
along; parallel to; in accordance with
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to arrive home; to return
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
in the morning; during the morning
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
five (long cylindrical things)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
general; popular; common; typical
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
electricity; (electric) light
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
pale; pallid; bluish-white
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
settlement; solution; resolution
to be lacking in options; to be too few
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them