black lustre; black luster
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
material; materials; data; information; documents
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
minimum; at the very least
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
soon; before long; in the near future