character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
what kind of; what sort of; what
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
literally; to the letter; literal
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
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 cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
low table; table with very short legs
many; numerous; various; large number of
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
personality; style; appearance
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent