ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
soldier; combatant; warrior
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
good impression; favorable impression
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
now that you say that; now that you mention it
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
still (continuing); as ever; further
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
silence; stillness; quietness
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
to be intimate with; to befriend
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line