to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
somewhere to go; place to go
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
kind; sort; species; species
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
anthology (of poems); florilegium
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to satisfy one's appetite