two at a time; two by two; in twos
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
Buddhist memorial service
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
very loud volume; megavolume
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to fall down with a "plop"
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to hide; to end a round with less than 20 points
sincere; honest; faithful
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
horror film; horror movie
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
devil; evil spirit; genie
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
forfeiture (of assets); confiscation
ramen; Chinese-style noodles