still; even now; to this day
as (for); for; in the capacity of
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to lie down; to throw oneself down
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
putting out the lights; turning off the lights
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
accurate; correct; precise; exact
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
electricity; (electric) light
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.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
gem; jewel; precious stone
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
(physical) growth; development
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)