to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
deafness; deaf-mutism; deaf-mute
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
setting off (on a trip); departure
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
smoothly; easily; readily
scene; sight; scenario; setting
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
depiction; description; portrayal
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
third day of the month; three days
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
special; particular; peculiar; unique
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
one's heart rate; pulse rate
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel