work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
falling asleep; going to sleep
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
irritation; annoyance; frustration
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
coming out (as gay, etc.)
every person; each one; everybody
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)