prophet; predictor; prognosticator
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
way of talking; speaking style
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
setting a place; setting the table
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
flash (of light); glint; schiller
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
completely; absolutely; totally
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
first year of high school; first-year high school student
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)