(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
attention seeker; look-at-me
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
for this very reason; that is exactly why
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)