folklore studies; folkloristics
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; mankind; souls; people
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do; terrible; dreadful; frightening
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
treasure ship; picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
mythical two-tailed monster cat
the five virtues; tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of such an object
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
interior design; interior; upholstery
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)