total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
danger; peril; hazard; risk
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
rather; sooner; preferably
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
selection; choice; option
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to be found; to be discovered
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
considerably; greatly; a lot
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all