red-horned demon; red ogre
(horned) blue demon; blue ogre
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
Europe and America; the West
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
tradition; legend; folklore
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
nothing but; none other than
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to prostrate oneself before
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
long night (esp. of autumn)
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to summon courage; to be brave
tolerance; broad-mindedness