event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
metre; meter; meter; gauge
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
rather; better; instead; if anything
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
observation; survey; watching
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence