to find fault with; to question
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
each house; every house; many houses
while moving; on the move
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
glossy black hair; green hair
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
being left out; being ostracized
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
donation; presentation; gift
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash