dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
all-out attack; general offensive
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
cooperation; collaboration
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
for example; for instance; e.g.
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
handheld game console; portable game console
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
distant look; faraway look
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
weak point; unskillfulness
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to think too much; to be over-concerned
reading too much into (what ... says)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
episode; anecdote; vignette
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry