dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
difficult to ...; hard to ...
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
feeling; sense; impression
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
very; extremely; excessively
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
group; party; team; squad; section
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
although; but; even though; I wish that
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to discuss; to talk together
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
woman; female; feminine gender
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Iomante; Ainu ceremony in which a brown bear is raised for two years and then sacrificed
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting