talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
ominous atmosphere; ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
magic; sorcery; incantation
even though; despite; when
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
infancy; childhood; tender age
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
natural; intrinsic; from birth
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
imagination; supposition; guess
something like ...; something called ...
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
curse; spell; malediction
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering