to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
reason; cause; circumstances
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
first meeting; first interview with
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
opposite; reverse; contrary
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to become fraught with emotion
boy; son; baby boy; young man
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side