horror film; horror movie
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
running as fast as one can
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
gossip; corner of the mouth
serious look (on one's face); straight face
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium); keeper; attendant; breeding staff
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head