to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to be born; to come into the world
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
every evening; night after night
debauchery; dissipation; lewdness; lasciviousness
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
continuation; succession; series; continuous
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
indecent talk; obscene talk; lewd conversation; dirty story; smut
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to give rein to (imagination)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
base; basis; bedrock; platform
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
every evening; every night
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
sexual abuse; molestation