quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
anon (name automatically given to posters on 2ch who do not use a handle)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
older sister; lass; young lady
sad news; news of a death; death notice
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique