sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to speak; to say; to vocalize
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to look away; to avert one's eyes
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
don't worry about it; forget about it
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to recall; to remember; to recollect
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
young person; youth; young
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to employ; to hire; to charter
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to shed light; to cast light
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast