humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
wherein; therein; thereinto
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
role of the villain; the bad guy
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
this world; this life; world of the living
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
distant look; faraway look
what do you want?; can I help you?
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to collect; to assemble; to gather
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to have a talk; to tell a story
one eye; one of one's eyes
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
weird; disgusting; sickening
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)