strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
ninth day of the month; nine days
military forces; hosts; troops
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
while alive; during one's lifetime
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
in accordance with; according to
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
selection; choice; option
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
spirit world; underworld; the next world
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus
seventh day of the month; seven days
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
patriarch; head of a family
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
technique; art; skill; move
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice