degenerate monk; corrupt priest
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
opposite; reverse; contrary
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to jar; to creak; to grate
(electric) torch; flashlight
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
since when; from when; how long
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
world record; establishing a world record (in)
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
revengeful ghost; apparition
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish