road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
for your information; I'm telling you
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
image; figure; figure; form; image
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...