creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
scene; spectacle; sight; view
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
just past noon; afternoon
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
cushion; pillow; mattress
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
late at night; small hours of the morning
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
gray or silver haired (grey)
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of