substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
manners; behavior; behaviour
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; set of two (one large, one small); pair (for husband and wife); his and hers (e.g. teacups)
uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
Hirata Atsutane (1776-1843)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
(social) class; rank; grade
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
have to do; must; should; ought to
clear; precise; definite; distinct
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly