expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
light; faint; pale; fleeting
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
to replace; to move; to change the position of
word game; wordplay; playing with words
88 temples of Shikoku (holy spots related to Kobo Daishi)
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
well-known and unknown; somebodies and nobodies; both famous and humble
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
mysterious power of words to alter reality
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
divide into four pieces; one fourth
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face