not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
Java sparrow; Java rice finch (Lonchura oryzivora, Padda oryzivora)
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
heart attack; to have a heart attack
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
funeral; burial; condolence
to carry out one's mission
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to become inverted; to become reversed
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
being left out; being ostracized
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
external wound; (physical) trauma
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate