to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
horror film; horror movie
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
middle of the night; dead of night
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
very; much; greatly; a lot of
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
ago; since; before; previous
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
wide reading; extensive reading
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to begin; to set about; to start