a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
dozens; scores of; decades
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
affidavit; deposition; testimony
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
don't you think?; indicates question
folklore studies; folkloristics
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
accumulation; accumulate; store
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see