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pillow, bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story), lead-in

to look after, to take care of, to keep, to hold on to, to keep in custody; to be put in charge of, to be given responsibility for, to be entrusted with; to withhold (an announcement), to reserve (judgment), to leave undecided; to take upon oneself (to do), to settle (a matter) oneself

date (of a planned event, act, etc.), day; (number of) days

house for rent

chimney, smokestack, funnel (of a ship), stovepipe; carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter

in any case, at any rate, anyhow, anyway, as you know, for you see, particularly; because, since, for, after all

dear (old), fondly remembered, beloved, missed, nostalgic

to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear); to miss the mark, to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation), to draw a blank (e.g. lottery); to be removed, to be excluded; to be contrary to, to go against

rising (from one's bed), getting up, getting out of bed

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

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.), to tell (someone) to come, to call up (on the phone), to summon, to page, to invoke (e.g. a spirit); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine), to call, to open (e.g. a file)

to stick into (of something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in); to resonate emotionally, to move

faucet, tap

terminus, last stop (e.g. train)

elementary level, beginner level

close friendship, close friend, good friend, bosom buddy, chum, pal; intimate relations, sexual intercourse, sex

lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

dim, gloomy

storage room, storeroom, lumber room

dawn, daybreak

evening sun, setting sun