it's no joke; gimme a break!
middle of the night; dead of night
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to examine someone's expression
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to be surprised; to be astonished
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
being startled; getting a shock
Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
general; popular; common; typical
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
steamed bun with minced pork filling
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring