to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
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)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
technique; art; skill; move
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
relation; connection; relevance
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
reality; actuality; hard fact
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to detain; to check; to restrain
to lose one's way; to get lost
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
while; during; while; although; all; both