physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
postcard; memo; note; card
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
in accordance with plans; just as planned
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
earnings from a part-time job
running away; escaping on foot
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
sailor suit; middy uniform
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)