joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to mix; to blend; to combine
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
clinic; medical office; infirmary
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
door; gate; opening; title page
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
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)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)