rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
good performance; good work; great success
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
torii; Shinto shrine archway
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve