doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
rare; extraordinary; singular
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to be too numerous; to be too much
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
such; this sort of; like this
at once; immediately; right now
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
(wearing) low over one's eyes
don't you think?; indicates question
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to hit hard; to strike hard
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out