awareness; realization; noticing
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
pressure; oppression; suppression
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to invite in; to show someone in
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart