one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to be hot on a person's heels
embodiment; realization; materialization
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
superstition; superstitious belief
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to crouch; to squat; to cower
emperor (of Japan); mikado
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
cripple; disabled person; invalid
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
madness; craziness; insanity
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
as you can imagine; as you might guess
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to be intimate with; to befriend