lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
solitude; loneliness; isolation
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
unfortunately; regrettably
terrible luck (esp. on an omikuji slip); very bad luck
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog; Asiatic wild dog
temple; shrine; sanctuary
to chase; to run after; to pursue
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
hey there; I say; see here
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence; exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
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)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to be worried; to be troubled
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two