roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
many; numerous; various; large number of
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
custom; habit; customary practice
sense of values; values; value system
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
simply; merely; only; solely
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
unidentified flying object; UFO
cryptid (animal whose existence is unsubstantiated, e.g. the yeti)
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
talk; story; conversation
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to add (to); to add on; to append
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to get hungry; to become hungry