imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
badness; evilness; bad; evil
seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
unwanted child; shunned child
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to have a long life; to live a long time
spirit power; magical power
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
drifting; drift; being adrift
class-A; A class; A grade
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to form a group; to form a bunch
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to have a reason; to have an excuse
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport