middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
mask; disguise; guise; mask
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
pain relief; killing pain
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
administration (of medicine)
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)