inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
simply; merely; only; solely
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
comfort; consolation; diversion
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
what date?; what's the date?; when?
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
how many years; how long; what year
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade