first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
inside pocket; bosom; real intention
to fold up; to fold into layers
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
considerably; greatly; a lot
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
considerably; greatly; a lot