patterns of thinking; train of thought
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to taste; to try (food or drink)
here and there; in places
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
detailed; minute; articulate
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
because of; owing to; due to
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
excess; surplus; superabundance
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble