obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
single word; a few words; brief comment
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
monster cat; cat with magical powers
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be able to manage somehow or another
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
in the end; at the end of the day
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
such; like that; that sort of; very
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)