if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
novel; original; new; innovative
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
yeah; you're right; that's right
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
flour; meal; powder; dust
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
almost; roughly; approximately
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
unseasonable; out of season
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
horror film; horror movie
revengeful ghost; apparition
jokingly; in the form of a joke
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
at once; immediately; right now