scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
imagination; supposition; guess
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
indeed; really; truly; very much
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
scene; sight; scenario; setting
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
new book; new publication
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion