rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
weather; fair weather; fine weather
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
novel; story; (work of) fiction
solitary island; isolated island
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
meaning; significance; sense
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
beginning; outset; first; onset
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.