rival; competitor; competition
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
albino Japanese rat snake
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
of course; certainly; naturally
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
while; during; while; although; all; both
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
middle of the night; dead of night
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to suffer; to groan; to be worried