the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
all over; all over the place; everywhere
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
dark place; unlit spot; darkness
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
Aomori Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
beyond that point; after that
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
gods of the land; earthly deities
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
evil spirit; (vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
desperation; struggle to the death
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
occupation forces; occupation army
reopening; resumption; restarting
permission; approval; authorization; license
family; relatives; dependents; household
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
periodic; regular; routine
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
percent; per cent; percentage
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable