always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
back off!; leave me alone!
two persons; two people; pair; couple
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to smash; to break into pieces
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
magazine; journal; periodical
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
cache; place to hide something
having not the slightest idea
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...