inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
beginning; outset; first; onset
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
only; merely; but; no more than
dozens; scores of; decades
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
all; entire; whole; altogether
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
research institute; (research) laboratory
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
private military company; mercenary group
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)