scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
(one) letter; (one) character
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
postwar period; period after Second World War
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to become pale; to turn pale
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
first meeting; first interview with
together; at the same time; same; identical
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
name; given name; first name
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling