contrived; false-sounding
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to telephone; to make a phone call
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
surveillance camera; security camera
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
don't you think?; indicates question
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time