castle site; ruins of a castle
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
exorcism rite; purification
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
dark clouds; black clouds
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to be accustomed to reading
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
Japan and the West; Japanese style and Western style
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
a pair (of shoes or socks)
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
vulva; female genitals; female genital area
hanging oneself; person who hanged themselves
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer