tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
grimoire; manual of black magic; book of magic and spells
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
leather cover; leather binding
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
(indoor) observation deck; observation room; observatory
blow-drying; blow; punch; brow; blow; playing an instrument (esp. in jazz)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
demon of ill health; disease
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
disaster; calamity; misfortune
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
name plate; name tag; label
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
alteration; falsification; faking
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to stay (at); to stop (at)
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
bloodsucking; sucking blood
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
hasty; impatient; restless; rash