to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
way; method; means; resource; course
to run about; to rush about
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
stirring; slight movement
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
religious painting; religious picture
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to fly around; to scatter
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
living thing; organism; creature; biology
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)