public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
difference; discrepancy; variation
diffusion rate; rate of spread
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
strange festival; odd festival
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
to be free; to be available
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
female friend; woman friend
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
somehow; for some reason (or other)
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
fine weather; fair weather
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
surely (not); certainly (not)