gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to name; to call; to christen; to term
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
feeling; sense; impression
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat