tradition; legend; folklore
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
ponds and swamps; retard; mentally disabled person
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
feng (male Chinese firebird)
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
intimacy; affection; familiarity
the other day; a few days ago
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
how to manage (e.g. case); how to handle (e.g. machine); way with (e.g. children, animal)
a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp
steward in charge of the affairs of nobles of the third rank and higher (from the middle of the Heian period); administrative position (Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase