indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to shut (someone) out; to leave out; to freeze out; to exclude; to ostracize; to give the cold shoulder
(written) explanation; explanatory label (e.g. in a museum); information sign (e.g. at a tourist spot); instructions (e.g. for a product)
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
deep-seated grudge; hatred
Japanese (people, language, style)
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
outside one's field; out of one's line; (sibling) from a different mother
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
legend; folklore; tradition
karate practitioner; karateka
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
to waver in one's resolution
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
here and there; in places
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
hoarse voice; husky voice