repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
special; particular; peculiar; unique
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
closing of a school; closed school
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
deep inside; innermost place
standby; preparation; arrangement
school nurse; nurse-teacher; health teacher
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
makuragaeshi; monster that flips pillows over at night; changing a pillow position (esp. for a dead body); acrobatic routine involving multiple wooden pillows
tossing and turning while asleep
historical play; period drama
oracle; revelation; divine message
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
explanation; interpretation
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
misjudgment; misjudgement
to relapse; to reassert; to review
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
police; police officer; police station
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty