the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
hokora; small wayside shrine
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
if it is the case that ...
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
outside of one's area of expertise
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
yearly payment; annual payment; paying in yearly instalments
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
stochastic; probabilistic
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
all; entire; whole; altogether
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
(with) only a few left; (with) little left