to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
secluded; leaning to one side
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to happen to hear; to overhear
separate volume; extra issue; supplement; additional volume; supplementary volume
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
first challenge; first try
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
folklore studies; folkloristics
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
business rival; professional jealousy
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
monthly publication; monthly issue
criminal nature; criminality
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
potato chips; potato crisps
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
(death from) starvation; starving to death
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation