reality; actuality; hard fact
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
now; the present time; just now; another; more
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
while; during; while; although; all; both
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
perfect; complete; flawless
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure