unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
billow; surge; large wave
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
upper half of the body; upper body
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
because of; owing to; due to
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
this is why; this means; it is the case that
partly open; in half bloom
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer