state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to hang (something) on the wall
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
calm; composed; cool; quiet
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)