many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
no!; no no!; no, not at all
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
the Pied Piper of Hamelin
feeling; sense; impression
how; in what way; how about
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
understood; I see; OK; present; here
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
large serving; large portion
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
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)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK