coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
praise; glorification; extolment
conservative without party affiliation
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
superstition; superstitious belief
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
snake; serpent; large snake
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature); river god
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
burning at the stake; burning to death
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood