a few seconds; several seconds
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
reality; actuality; hard fact
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
existence; being; presence
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to be entwined; to be involved
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
inside; interior; inner part
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
magical power; mystical force
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you