to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
offender; criminal; culprit
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
almost; roughly; approximately
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
troops; group members; team members
how many people; a number of people
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
side table; bedside table
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
metallic sound; metallic clank
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)