superstition; superstitious belief
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
society; public; community; social studies
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
dawn; daybreak; beginning
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
writing; composition; essay; sentence
mental health; mental illnesses
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed