large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
guardian; protector; patron; parent
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
continuation; succession; series
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
tradition; legend; folklore
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
river surface; surface of a river
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
riverside; edge of a river
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
dead person; deceased person