to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
unseasonable; out of season
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
form; shape; figure; visage
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
galvanized sheet iron; galvanised sheet iron
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
white background; blank; female virgin
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
store name; shop name; restaurant name
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up