solitude; loneliness; isolation
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
number one; first; best; most; game; round
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
one day; (on) a certain day
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
while; during; while; although; all; both
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to face; to go towards; to head towards