Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
to be caught (of a wild animal, fish, baseball, etc.); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to capture
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
in the end; on top of that
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
stairwell; stair hall; staircase
high; noble; refined; advanced
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
side parting; hair parted to one side
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)