horror film; horror movie
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
every place; various places
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
common people; ordinary people; masses
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
difficult to ...; hard to ...
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
speech and conduct; words and deeds
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
Western music; European music
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
I see; that's right; indeed
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to put one's strength into
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
such; this sort of; like this
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics