to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
very; greatly; exceedingly
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
eighth day of the month; eight days
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
practical problem; practical matter
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
totally unexpected result; stunning upset
frequency (of occurrence)
tide; current; tendency; trend
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
open field; empty lot; plain
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
flaring up; bursting into flames
to blaze; to burn brightly
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect