interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
penetration; permeation; transmission
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
this world; this life; world of the living
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
feeling; sense; impression
underground train; subway
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
neighbourhood; neighborhood
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow