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)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to talk; to chat; to chatter
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
after a long time; for the first time in a while
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
panty-less; wearing no underwear
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning