gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
great laughter; burst of laughter
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
genuine autograph; genuine article
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
question; inquiry; enquiry
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
society; public; community; social studies
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely