(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
one's way back; one's way home
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
(social) position; status
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
ancestor; forefather; foremother
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
indicate reason; infers some protest
Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
from the beginning; from scratch
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom