thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to add (to); to add on; to append
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
children's story; fairy tale
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
unique; peculiar; singular
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
explanation; interpretation
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
first thing in the morning
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
incident; affair; happening; event
instead; but (on the other hand)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
either way; in any case; one way or another
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)