before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
see-through (e.g. blouse)
electricity; (electric) light
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MIT
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
sound of voice; vocal sound
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to get late; to advance; to wear on