as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
clearing one's throat; cough
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
secret; private (information)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
without; but if; otherwise; or else
even if; even though; however; no matter how
sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
meter (in Chinese poetry); consistency
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be exhausted; to be tired out
semidarkness; deep and strange; hades; the present and the other world; dark and light
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to shed light; to cast light
Noctiluca scintillans (luminescent species of dinoflagellate)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
appearance; figure; shape; form
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to be entwined; to be involved
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan