framework raising ceremony
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
Nematoda (phylum of roundworms)
possession by a fox spirit; person possessed by a fox spirit
hostess bar where patrons are allowed to touch the hostesses' breasts
head line (in palm reading)
complete lie; outright lie
deletion; removal; elimination; erasure; cancellation; revocation
reader's column; letters-to-the-editor column
to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam
sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3)
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
bicycling around aimlessly; taking a long comfortable bicycle ride
bark; husk; untanned pelt
to attempt; to test; to try out
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
one's fate (fortune) as concerns marriage
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months; heaven, earth and man; January 1; New Year's Day; ternary
neighbourhood dispute (neighborhood); neighbourhood quarrel; grievance with one's neighbour
give water to a dying person; water given to a dying person
management effort; managerial effort; operation action
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
pasting; sticking; attaching; affixing; appending
to change one's residence
Kanjani Eight, Japanese pop group; Kansai Johnny's junior
conceptual drawing; conceptual diagram; artist's impression
one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; cast-off cicada shell; cicada