what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal
hunchback; humpback; crookback; rickets
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
torture device; instrument of torture
the said person; he; she; same surname
tool; implement; means; furniture
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
to have good things happen to one; to have luck smile on one
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
arrest; custody; apprehending; abduction
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
true character; true heart; true spirit
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
legend; folklore; tradition
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment