that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
in succession; one by one
many; a lot; much; multitude
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
danger; peril; hazard; risk
this world; this life; world of the living
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...