to feel dizzy;  to have blood rush to one's head;  to lose one's cool;  to be obsessed;  to be infatuated;  to become conceited
 a little;  for a moment;  a short while;  just a minute
 something wrong;  accident;  change;  abnormality;  aberration
 to talk;  to carry meaning
 thunderous;  rumbling;  thunderously;  rumblingly
 blizzard;  furious snowstorm
 bloodthirsty killer;  cold-blooded murderer;  homicidal maniac
 to take seriously;  to believe in;  to fall for
 escaping from prison;  jailbreak
 of bad character;  ill-natured;  nasty;  vicious;  wicked;  malignant
 to put on airs;  to assume importance
 guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
 Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
 creak;  squeak;  creaking;  discord;  strife;  friction
 Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture);  Tokyo metropolitan area
 identically;  in the (exact) same way;  similarly
 pluralizing suffix;  or so;  rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.;  nominalizing suffix
 nursing;  nurse;  attending;  attendant;  entertainer
 talk;  recital;  narration;  topic
 mysterious power of words to alter reality
 afterlife;  realm of the dead
 this world;  the present world
 to represent;  to signify;  to reveal;  to show;  to express;  to make widely known
 slip;  omission;  upshot;  denouement;  punch line (of a joke)
 suppressed laugh;  smile;  giggle;  chuckle
 remembering;  recollection;  recall;  to remember;  to recall;  to recollect
 test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard);  dare
 home area;  home town;  local
 someone with a liking or characteristic;  a true representative of (place)
 he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
 having said that;  be that as it may
 ridge (of roof);  back of a sword;  counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
 concatenation;  coupling;  connection;  linking;  consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
 reason;  cause;  circumstances
 dining room;  dining hall;  cafeteria;  restaurant;  eatery;  snack bar