popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
to be intimate with; to befriend
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
nekomata; fork-tailed cat yōkai; giant beast that inhabits the mountains
too many to count; too numerous to mention
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
distant land; remote location; distant province
to talk; to chat; to chatter
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
smooth (i.e. without problems)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
living thing; organism; creature; biology
pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats
distant; remote; isolated
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
shudder; shiver; agitation
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to keep standing; to stand motionless
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave