unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
round dance; dancing in a circle
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
clear weather after a typhoon has passed
desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
literally; to the letter; literal
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
summoning spirits; calling down spirits; spirit evocation; communing with spirits; communicating with the dead; spiritualism
depression; low spirits; dejection
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora
genuine; authentic; true; pure
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
scholarship; scientific attainments
androgynous; gender-neutral
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up