creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
innumerable; countless; numberless
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
counter for generations; epoch
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
snake; serpent; large snake
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
completely; absolutely; totally
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
honeycomb toffee; sponge toffee; foam candy from heated brown sugar mixed with baking soda
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
in succession; one after another
Lights are usually followed by shadows
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she