back (of a chair); backrest
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
rivers and mountains; landscape
Kyoto Prefecture (Kinki area)
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō; itinerant Buddhist monk
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
convenience; service; facility; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool
poisoned sake; poisoned alcohol
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
a few years ago; some years back
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to temper thoroughly; to train well
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe