low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
every evening; night after night
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
until now; so far; up to the present
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
the ocean; the great deep
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
in comparison to; rather than
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
talk; story; conversation
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
street stall; stand; booth
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to raise one's voice; to shout
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to imitate; to follow; to emulate