intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
since when; from when; how long
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
at first; initially; in the beginning
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
particularly; only; in the case of
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
every year; yearly; annually
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to gather strength; to take heart
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up