metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
in this way; thus; such; uh...
until now; so far; up to the present
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
around the world; throughout the world
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva