considerably; fairly; quite
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
apparently; appears to be
skid mark; tire mark; tyre mark
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
utmost limits; extremity; limit
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
sublime; noble; high-minded
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
calm; composed; cool; quiet
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all