total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
hey there; I say; see here
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
police officer; policeman; policewoman
immediately; right away; on the spot
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
outside of; not covered by
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
literally; to the letter; literal
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")