(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
all present; all concerned; all of us
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
there is nothing; having nothing
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body