structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
warding off disaster; protecting against misfortune
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to devour; to bite to death
article; news story; report; account
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
being filled with; being full of; permeation
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
enshrinement; installation (of an image)