to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
good policy; wise policy; best plan
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change
serious; severe; grave; acute
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
place; position; location; position; standing; status
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
spirit photography; ghost photography
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
absorption; suction; attraction
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
memories; recollections; reminiscence
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
sign; mark; marker; marker
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
don't you think?; indicates question