malicious; deliberately mean
personification; anthropomorphization
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to spread; to be propagated
to await; to wait for; to expect
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
forced repatriation; deportation
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
bad influence; negative influence
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
about here; in this neighborhood
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
famous sword; excellent sword
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
the very best; excellent; superb
real experience; actual observations
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)