plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to speak; to say; to vocalize
horror film; horror movie
Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904; Irish-Greek-born Japanese writer); Koizumi Yakumo
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
critic; reviewer; commentator
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
main cause; primary factor
to find out; to discover; to locate
technical; technological; practical
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
slim; slender; slight; delicate
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
most favorite; in high favor
to badger; to pester; to beg
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed