to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
silence (not speaking); muteness
suddenly; all of a sudden
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
thousands; several thousand
to catch the eye; to attract attention
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to appease; to suppress; to calm
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to finger; to tamper (with)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn