maid; helper; help; assistance
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
cartoon-character costume
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to make an appearance; to show up
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(electric) torch; flashlight
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
to step firmly; to harden by treading
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate