surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgery
incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from Thailand)
phosphorous light; ignis fatuus; will-o'-the-wisp
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
unskilled; not very good at
seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
spirit power; magical power
fox with supernatural powers
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
(college) president; secretary-general
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
moment; brief space of time