goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
since; henceforth; ever since
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
although I say; although one might say; although called
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
existence; being; presence
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
Kalashnikov (rifle); AK-47
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
both hands; both arms; ten
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
pigtails; two plaits (braids) hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits (braids) hanging down one's back
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
life; living; I; me; student