darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
silence; stillness; quietness
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
only; merely; but; no more than
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
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
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
at that time; in those days
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
town; city; municipal; urban
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly