tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
member of a (rock) band; band member; bandsman
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
equality; impartiality; evenness
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
Tottori Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
falling of the curtain; (coming to an) end; close
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
temporary truce; ceasefire
other side; opposite side; other party
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
quantity over quality; quantity before quality
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
spotlight; close observation
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance