strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
horror film; horror movie
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to smear with blood; to kill
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
unnatural death; violent death
image; figure; figure; form; image
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to find out; to discover; to locate
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to stay calm; to keep cool
to support each other; to support one another
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
from here; from this place
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final