-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
long ago; already; a long time ago
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
generation; the world; the age
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
already; now; no longer; not any more
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
instant; moment; for an instant
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor