dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
traditional; conventional
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to be intimate with; to befriend
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
alone; by oneself; on one's own
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to invite in; to show someone in
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
middle of the night; dead of night
when it becomes; when it comes to
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
reality; actuality; hard fact
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
plural; multiple; several
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to have a talk; to tell a story
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
although I say; although one might say; although called
minimum; at the very least
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
former (incumbent); predecessor
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)