blind man; masseur (usu. blind)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
job; work; duties; trade; skill
lineage; pedigree; family line
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
temporary residence; sojourn
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
individual; private person; personal; private
to pry; to prize; to prise
to say; to tell; to state; to do
shock; shaking; concussion
consequently; as a result
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
almost every day; almost daily
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
front of (the main building of) a shrine
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
regular festival; annual festival
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
striking; remarkable; considerable