amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
how many years; how long; what year
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
cram school; private tutoring school
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
gashadokuro (mythical giant skeleton monster)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to appreciate; to be thankful
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
murder; killing; murderer
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless