number of times; frequency; count
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
biological parent; real parent
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
die all together; go to the grave together
back off!; leave me alone!
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
bed and food; eating and sleeping
several weeks; a few weeks
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
worthless thing; trivial thing
check; restraint; oppression; repression
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
dose; installment; instalment
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
six copies; Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
talking about memories; reminiscences
reputation; respectability
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to get help; to enlist aid
transactions; dealings; business
cryptid (animal whose existence is unsubstantiated, e.g. the yeti)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control