addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
long ago; a long time ago; already
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to sink (into); to get depressed
the way back; the way home; return trip
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to count on one's fingers
a little bit; a little while
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to come to one's senses; to calm down
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
one by one; in detail; minutely
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor