China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
historical; traditional; historic
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
unbroken; endless; continuous
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
legend; folklore; tradition
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
hating; strongly disliking
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
periodic; regular; routine
exorcism rite; purification
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
to exaggerate; to overstate
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
influence; effect; impact
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
scholarship; scientific attainments
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters
Lolita (fashion style); young girl; childlike young woman