posture; position; stance
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
now; the present time; just now; another; more
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
two persons; two people; pair; couple
late at night; at a late hour
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
horror film; horror movie
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
being extremely bad or uncomfortable (at or with something); having a dread (of something)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
middle of the night; dead of night
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide