to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
longed-for; anxiously awaited
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
to subsist; to keep on living
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
bravery; courage; heroism
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
early on; earlier on; from early
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
look of death; shadow of death
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
within; inside of; less than