curse; spell; malediction
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
every person; each one; everybody
one by one; one after another; successively
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
four kinds of birth in the six destinies
right and wrong; loyalty and treason; obedience and disobedience
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
as expected; as predicted
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
material; substance; matter
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
certain; definite; clear; credible
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke