ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
(not) even once; (not) ever
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
public announcement; official statement; nominal; official; official name
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
feeling; sense; impression
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
to ask; to enquire; to query
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
confidence; trust; faith; credit
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
hereabouts; around there; that area
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to raise one's voice; to shout
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing