a step; short distance; short time
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
machine parts; machinery; equipment
to go underground; to go into hiding
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
dried flowers; dried flower
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
mobilization; mobilisation
interested person; volunteer; supporter
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
happy memory; sweet memory
to make a fool of someone
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out