to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
spiritualism; spiritism; channeling; medium; channeler
classification; categorization; sorting
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
firmly rooted; deep-seated
complementation; supplementation; completion
action; operation; effect; function
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
one-armed person; one-handed person
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
selection; choice; option
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)