unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
while; during; while; although; all; both
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to gather; to collect; to assemble
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
superstition; superstitious belief
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally