hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
manners; behavior; behaviour
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
national costume; (in) native dress
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect