total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
in that way; thus; so; so?
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
fortune-telling; divination
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
now; the present time; just now; another; more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
image; figure; figure; form; image
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
environment; circumstance