middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to gather; to collect; to assemble
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
sixth day of the month; six days
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
northern part; the north (of a region)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
murder; homicide; manslaughter
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark