scene; sight; scenario; setting
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
of course; certainly; naturally
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
set of three; three sets; three classes
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha