cesspool; sink; manure sink
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
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; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
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; wrong; unsuitable
the ocean; the great deep
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
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
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
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
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
both (people); the two of them
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
street stall; stand; booth
selling like crazy; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
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 regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.