on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy; (accumulated) experiences; (personal) history
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
mask; disguise; guise; mask
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
funeral; burial; condolence
sexual intercourse; sexual liaison; intimacy
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
medicine; medical art; medical skills
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 (ritsuryō system)
Taoist sexual alchemy (supposed to prolong the practitioner's life)
health; healthy; sound; fit
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
even if not; even without
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
large number (of); many; majority
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation