alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
river; stream; River; the ... river
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
folklore studies; folkloristics
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
light; faint; pale; fleeting
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
decapitation; decapitated head
honorific/polite/humble prefix
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
unidentifiable; unidentified
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
children's game in which two groups compete for members by playing janken
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; other than; except; but
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
boy; son; baby boy; young man
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable