to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
to jar; to creak; to grate
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
taste; palate; sense of taste
to rule; to govern; to administer
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
admirably; exquisitely; aptly
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to hurt; to smart; to sting
segment; slice; section; intercept
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
drunkenness; intoxication
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
stoppage time; injury time; added time; lost time; wasted time
means of deceiving another
for a change; for variety's sake
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
variety of court dance (Nara period)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
sudden, wide-spread drop in prices