somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
phantom; vision; illusion
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
close-cropped head; bald hill
sharp sighted; easily awakened
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
evening meal; dinner; supper
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
time around sunset; early evening
preparation; arrangements
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to flare up; to burst into flames
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point