to soothe; to calm; to pacify
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
magazine; journal; periodical
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
automatic; intransitive verb
garage; carport; depot (for trains, buses, etc.); shed; carbarn
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
newspaper reporter; print journalist
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
emergency power supply; backup power; emergency power source
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal