beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
the past; old times; bygone times; days of yore
flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
world of suffering; life of prostitution
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
net (amount); clear; net weight; net price; cost price; actual content
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister; bitch; Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture); Amazon (online retailer)
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
common reed (Phragmites australis)
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine
Higashiyodogawa Ward (Ōsaka)
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
housing district; residential district
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion
historic spot; historic site; place of historical interest; historic remains; ruins
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary