dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
retainer; attendant; escort
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
familiar spirit; familiar
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
surveillance camera; security camera
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
spherical surface; sphere
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
projector (film, slide, etc.)
videocassette recorder; VCR
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous