incident; affair; happening; event
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
invitation; introduction; temptation
experimental stage; experimental phase
the dark side; the seamy side
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
to grow up; to become an adult
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to repair again; to join again
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
no matter how much time passes
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
lading; loading; carrying
is something that; is that which
various places; several sources
care; precaution; guarding; caution
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to give directions; to issue instructions
briskly; quickly; promptly
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded