circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
state of mind; mentality; psychology
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
human relations; personal relationships
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to go out and away; to leave
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell; three evils (prostitution, drugs and venereal diseases)
chief; main; principal; major