shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
this world; this life; world of the living
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to