circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
reality; actuality; hard fact
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
script; screenplay; scenario
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
looking pale; looking unwell
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
because of; owing to; due to
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
rather than; more ... than ...
already; now; no longer; not any more
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly