ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to subsist; to keep on living
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
to jump up and down; to hop
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
prospects of victory; chances of success
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to compose; to put together
armament; soldier's equipment
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
abuse; misuse; perversion
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
as is usual with; in common with
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
customization; customisation
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
made-to-order; custom-made
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
drinker; person who can hold their drink
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
chance (of success); odds
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness