twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
below sea level; undersea; beneath the waves
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
direct unforked road; straight path
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
aging; wearing out; deterioration
to be sticky; to be close together
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
shoji (paper sliding door)
living room (Western style); sitting room
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
innocent; cherubic; childlike
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
resignation; acceptance; consolation
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)