(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
incident; affair; happening; event
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
(electric) torch; flashlight
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
way; method; means; resource; course
after that (a substantive change occurred)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
to keep watch; to stand guard
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
image; figure; figure; form; image
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)