to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
dullard; indecisive person
grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
now; the present time; just now; another; more
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
inside; interior; inner part
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
visual effect(s) (e.g. in a film)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
while; during; while; although; all; both