natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
exorcism rite; purification
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
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; risk; danger; awe; reverence
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
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
worthless thing; trivial thing
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
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; to believe entirely
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
paper-enclosed standing lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp; taxi roof light
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; putting 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
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; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life