ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
this world; this life; world of the living
existence; being; presence
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking