what with this and that; for a number of reasons
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to wash away; to rinse off
interlude; intermission; insert chapter; special chapter
casting; cast-metal object
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
how many months?; how long?
since when; from when; how long
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life