to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to say; to be called; to do
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
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
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large