to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
home area; home town; local
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster); garden eel
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to overflow from something full