monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
together; at the same time; same; identical
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to make an appeal for contributions; to collect donations
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to push aside; to push one's way through
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
here and there; in places
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back