street at night; making a night journey
kitchen; financial situation; finances
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
evening meal; dinner; supper
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
willpower; energy; vitality
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
gas range; gas burner; gas ring; hot plate; gas cooker; gas cooktop
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
thereupon; shortly thereafter
endless; boundless; everlasting
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy