to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
second; number two; runner-up
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to change completely; to change suddenly
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
with a click; with a snap
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
god of death; death deity; Death
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
komejirushi; Japanese punctuation mark similar in usage to an asterisk
as; because; with; due to
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt