naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
unqualified; without qualifications
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be found; to be discovered
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
speech and conduct; words and deeds
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
want to ... do something; would like to ...
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
hokora; small wayside shrine