long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
corridor; hallway; passageway
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to feel; to sense; to experience
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
older sister; lass; young lady
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
floor above; floor upstairs
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; like this; in this way
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be found; to be discovered
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire