as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
goodness; excellence; virtue
people; men and women; each person; everybody
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't you think?; indicates question
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to cross the line; to go too far
to need; to call for; to require
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)