scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
great laughter; burst of laughter
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
Fujiko Fujio (1934.3.10-)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
another time; some other time
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from