den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to live; to reside; to inhabit
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
method of treatment; cure; remedy
bashful; shameful; ashamed
failure story; horror story
an assortment; combination
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
struggle (for); scramble; contest
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to laugh away; to laugh off
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
verbalizing; putting into words
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
sickroom; hospital room; ward
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
the more one looks (at it) the more...