several times; several degrees
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to crouch; to squat; to cower
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
many; much; plenty; hardly
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre