threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
pale; pallid; bluish-white
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to boost; to force up; to push up
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to run up to; to rush over
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
corridor; hallway; passageway