reception center (e.g. for refugees); reception centre
San'yō region; region of western Honshu incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, southern Yamaguchi and sometimes western Hyogo prefectures
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
shikigami; spirit used by onmyōji sorcerers
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
(ninja art of) escaping using fire or smoke
ninja art of water-escape
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
a prediction may or may not come true; only god knows what will happen
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
sound wave; acoustic wave
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; leptosomatic habit
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
sympathetic magic; homeopathic magic; imitative magic
countenance; visage; (facial) features; honor (honour); face; dignity
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
forevermore; for eternity
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
hereditary system; hereditary succession
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
potato chips; potato crisps
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
personal history; background; career
academic background; academic credentials; academic record