light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
silence; stillness; quietness
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
(someone else's) child; child; kid
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to badger; to pester; to beg
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
not yet known; unknown; strange
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to have the privilege of doing
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
not caring; not giving a damn
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
to begin talking; to open up
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
all present; all concerned; all of us