heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
another world; enchanted land; joy from drinking and forgetting about the workaday world
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
fairyland; enchanted land
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
tradition; legend; folklore
of course; certainly; naturally
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to act as an intermediary
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to be surprised; to be astonished
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
custom; habit; customary practice
connection; link; relationship
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way