sad; mournful; melancholy; sorrowful
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
squint eye; cross-eye; strabismus
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
idiot; fool; nincompoop; nitwit; dope
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
literary world; literary circles
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
(police) detective; criminal matter
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
truth is stranger than fiction
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)