habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
manners and customs; folkways; usage
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
being somewhat excited (agitated)
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to approach; to draw near
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
suspicious-looking; fishy
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise