zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
no problem; it doesn't matter
endemic disease; local disease
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
all-night vigil over a body; wake
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
road approaching a shrine
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
appointment; rendezvous; date
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
late at night; small hours of the morning
sixth day of the month; six days
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to get between; to be caught in
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
chair; stool; post; office; position
link; directory entry; rink
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
profitable plan; good plan