movie; film; motion picture
snake; serpent; large snake
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
perfectly round; perfectly circular
elliptical shape; oval shape
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
difficult to solve; intractable (problem)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to mistake (A for B); to misread
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
13th day of the month; 13 days
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)