kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
in the same way as; just like
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
first meeting; first interview with
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
that's true; of course; obviously
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
unidentified flying object; UFO
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
belief; faith; conviction
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
rational; logical; coherent
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
in that way; like that; that way
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
legend; folklore; tradition
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)