haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
place; position; location; position; standing; status
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
drainage; draining; sales
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
here and there; everywhere
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey; dark gray; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
every year; yearly; annually
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount