to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
alone; by oneself; on one's own
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
curiosity; inquisitiveness
with a momentary flash of light
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix