frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
role of the villain; the bad guy
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to rise; to erect; to get up
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
helm; (ship's) steering wheel
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
very hungry; starving; ravenous
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
electricity; (electric) light
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness