unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
living thing; living creature; animal; life
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
Cthulhu (fictional deity created by H.P. Lovecraft)
description; describing; depicting
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
group; bunch; crowd; group
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to skip over (while reading); to skim
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
another thing; exception; special case
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
notice; attention; observation
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover