a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
and; thereupon; because of that
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
charcoal; charred remains
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
way; method; means; resource; course
single word; a few words; brief comment
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
item; something that one "just has to have"
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago