-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
a second time; again; once more; twice
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
meaning; significance; sense
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate