to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
profound; deep; unfathomable
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
superstition; superstitious belief
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
village office; local administration office in a village
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
line; queue; procession; matrix
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
rain shower while the sun shines; sun shower; procession of will-o'-the-wisps seen at night; jack-o'-lantern parade
completely relying on others
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
hokora; small wayside shrine
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)