point where two ocean currents meet (e.g. a warm current and a cold current); (arch.) attractive glance
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
death (and entering the hereafter)
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel song)
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
perpetual night; continuing all night
holding out a little longer
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
loading; charging; filling
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire