to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to waste time; to kill time
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
already known; well-known
health; healthy; sound; fit
human rights; civil liberties
weird; disgusting; sickening
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
lump together; put all together
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
not limited to; not just ...
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
kuda-gitsune; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; stoat
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
knockoff; counterfeit goods
halo; angel ring; glow of freshly washed or treated hair
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
troubled face; worried expression
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager