to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
beginning; outset; first; onset
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
such; this sort of; like this
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to collect; to assemble; to gather
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
back street; back alley; off-street
to jar; to creak; to grate
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
along the way; along the road
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to gather; to collect; to assemble
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided