degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
beautiful weather; clear and cloudless sky; clear Japanese weather
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
Fujiko Fujio (1934.3.10-)
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale