rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
emotional scars; mental trauma
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
need for approval; desire for recognition; esteem needs
6th day of the month; six days
Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
dining hall (at a temple)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
at once; there and then; immediately
chronic disease; chronic illness
one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
Japanese medieval text that chronicles events of the Kamakura Shogunate
that; he; she; that person
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
bhava (becoming, existence)
educational policies or administration; Bunsei era (1818.4.22-1830.12.10)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
good or bad luck; fortune
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
calamity; evil; misfortune