spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
both; many; various; together
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
national constituency; nationwide publicity; being known all over the country
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine; Ise Grand Shrine
measure; measuring tape; measuring
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
delicious; tasty; good; nice
founding (of a temple or sect); founder; laying the foundation (for something); base (topology); basis
stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
(national) capital (city); metropolis
business trip; official trip
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)