ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
middle of the night; dead of night
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
place; position; location; position; standing; status
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
transport; freight; shipping; moving (goods)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit