ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
the way back; the way home; return trip
to lose one's way; to get lost
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
return; conclusion; reduction
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
road approaching a shrine
main shrine; inner sanctuary
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
absorption; suction; attraction
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
control; management (e.g. of a business)
passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
astronomical observation; stargazing
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
small change; coins; small sum of money
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create