thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
time around sunset; early evening
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
period of time; time slot; time zone
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
on the way home from school
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful