clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
play equipment; playground equipment
leisure facility (e.g. amusement park)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
ticket counter; ticket office; box office
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
landowner; landlord; landlady
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
no, not like that (but like this)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
virtual reality sickness; 3D sickness
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to cry and shout; to scream
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
loud sound; loud reverberation
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
clapper; noisemaker; bird rattle; naruko; wooden clapper (held in both hands and shaken)
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm