designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis
phantom; vision; illusion
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
slit-mouthed woman; malevolent folklore woman with her mouth sliced open from ear to ear
mass; quality and quantity
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
while alive; during one's lifetime
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
special; particular; peculiar; unique
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
genuine; authentic; true; pure
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
giving up; quitting; surrendering
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to grow; to develop; to grow up
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
(another's) daughter; young lady
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella