fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to perceive; to understand
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
perception; sensing; noticing
back side; back end; posterior; rear
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
hills and fields; hill and dale
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
to turn completely into; to become completely
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
to make a list; to enumerate
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
going downstream (in a boat)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
one night; all night; overnight; one evening