near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
how; in what way; by what means
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
being on duty; person on duty
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
moaning; muttering; complaining
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
admiration; wonder; astonishment
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
like this; this sort; this way
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy