firm; strong; solid; stable
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
computer game; video game
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
spirit of a tree; tree spirit; wood alcohol; wood spirit; methanol
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
there is nothing; having nothing
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
automatic; intransitive verb
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder