goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
illustrated book; picture book
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
step; stride; counter for steps
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
hungry ghost (preta) realm
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
sunlight filtering through trees
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
first moon of the month; new moon
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal