ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
visual hallucination; vision
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
description; describing; depicting
difficult to ...; hard to ...
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
inspection; examination; survey
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.