vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
historical play; period drama
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
very young; little; childish; immature
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
primary school; elementary school; grade school
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
first star of the evening (esp. Venus); evening star
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
large, bald-headed monster; giant; large, bald man; big baldy; large monk
calamity; misfortune; disaster
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
chance; opportunity; occasion
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
very recently; in the very recent past
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to be helpful; to be useful
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic