painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.); this library; this museum; this theatre
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to smash; to break into pieces
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)