afterlife; realm of the dead
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
innumerable changes; infinite variety
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
event; phenomenon; matter
to name; to call; to christen; to term
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
emperor (of Japan); mikado
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
ancestor spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors; collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
by itself; automatically; naturally
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
on countless occasions; many a time
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel