cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
state of mind; mentality; psychology
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
article; news story; report; account
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
retention; maintenance; preservation
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
difference; variation; difference
one's house; one's home; one's family
weekly publication; weekly magazine
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
going through; going via; going by way of
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)