kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
unspecified large number (of people)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
event; phenomenon; matter
superstition; superstitious belief
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
no!; no no!; no, not at all
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to discuss; to talk together
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
perception; sensation; awareness
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting