speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
to clamber up; to climb up
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
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
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
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
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.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
considerably; greatly; a lot
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
deep regret; great disappointment
moderate; proper; just right
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
way of listening; listener
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
all present; all concerned; all of us
decomposed body; decomposing corpse
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus