truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
out of character; unlike one
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
it's not like; it isn't as if
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
area; region; district; locality
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
good policy; wise policy; best plan
hereabouts; around there; that area
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah