confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
troubled face; worried expression
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
concentration; density; cardinality
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
smallish; on the small side
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)