matter causing distress; something causing worry
someone; a certain person
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
interview (e.g. for a job)
wish; desire; ambition; choice
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
(game) development deadline
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
turning to God only in one's trouble
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
aroma candle; aromatic candle
intelligence gathering; information gathering
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
religion that worships mountains as sacred (e.g. Shugendō); mountain worship
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to appear all together; to be all present
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
large number (of); many; majority
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
to have an idea; to have a clue
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end