night view; night skyline; nightscape
such; like that; that sort of; very
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
at first; in the beginning; originally
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be silent; to say nothing
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to jar; to creak; to grate
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling