a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to face; to go towards; to head towards
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
physical condition; state of health; shape
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
although I say; although one might say; although called
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful