silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
downer (dispiriting person or thing); killjoy; gloomy feeling; downer (drug; esp. a barbiturate); depressant
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
don't worry about it; forget about it
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to shake one's head (in denial)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to stop walking; to pause
something; some kind of; for some reason
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
big snake; (large) serpent
slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); slider (of a zipper); slider (sandwich)
here and there; in places
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
white horse; unrefined sake
brown; light brown; tawny
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful