thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
dealing with; coping with
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
danger; peril; hazard; risk
now that; since; so long as; because
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
(some) more; even more; longer; further
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
wall clock; grandfather clock
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health