yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
hostility; animosity; enmity
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
way (of doing); manner; method
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
if you think about it; come to think of it
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin