to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
entrance fee; participation cost
free (of charge); gratuitous
large monster (Japanese film genre)
otherwise; or else; if not
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
ancestor; forefather; foremother
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
to work hard; to make an effort
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
the right person in the right place
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
again; once more; a second time
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)