ardent; passionate; vehement
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
devotion; attachment; infatuation
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
one day; (on) a certain day
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
vacant house; unoccupied house
to spend a night together
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
revengeful ghost; apparition
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
(electric) torch; flashlight
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes