to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
one's principal residence; main home
several years; a few years
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
what's what; heads or tails
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless