spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
youthful; young; young-looking
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
too much; excessively; too
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
business world; business circles; (the) industry
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
attendance (at school); going to school
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
anniversary of the establishment (of)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
another family; another house
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to crouch; to squat; to cower
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
cow spot pattern (as on the hide of a cow); cow-skin pattern
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)