to close (one's eyes); to shut
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
electricity; (electric) light
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
call; summons; convening; convocation
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
changing clothes; change of clothes
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
locker room; changing room; dressing room
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane