once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
rather; better; instead; if anything
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
great person; eminent figure
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
remembrance; recollection; recognition
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into