putting out the lights; turning off the lights
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
breathing of a sleeping person
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
usofuki; kyogen mask with bulging eyes and pursed lips (as if whistling)
morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
on the occasion of; at the time of
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
slave traffic; slave dealer
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
freeware; free software (open-source software that can be used, modified, and redistributed without restriction); libre software
thawing; defrosting; decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
superstition; superstitious belief
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
dazaifu (under the ritsuryō system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima)
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
Nagoya (city); Chūkyō metropolitan area (most of Aichi, and parts of Gifu and Mie prefectures; centered around Nagoya); Chūkyō region
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
outdoor shoes; outdoor footwear
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to get late; to advance; to wear on