smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to have a smattering knowledge of
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
magic; sorcery; incantation
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
imperial court; royal court
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
in the same way as; just like
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
exorcism rite; purification
fortune-telling; divination
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
time; season; period; phase; stage
evil spirit (that can possess people)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire