darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
imagination; supposition; guess
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to need; to call for; to require
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
by myself; in person; by oneself
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!