to wring the neck; to strangle
creak; squeak; rasping sound
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities
dear me; I mean; or rather
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
wandering; rambling; roaming
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
modern Japanese; current written style
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
upper half of the body; upper body
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
specialization; specialisation
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
without permission; without notice
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity