ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
growth period; growing season
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
bonshō; Buddhist temple bell
overseas student; exchange student
manners and customs; folkways; usage
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
only recently; just of late
tradition; legend; folklore
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to kill by burning to death
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
complete stranger; total stranger
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across