mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to speak; to hear a voice
(someone else's) daughter
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
revengeful ghost; apparition
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
middle of the night; dead of night
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
individual; private person; personal; private
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air