sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to have time free; to have time to spare
greeting; a fine thing to say
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
by your leave; with your permission
to have the privilege of doing
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
bloodsucking; sucking blood
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
comparatively; quite; rather
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
split; division; break up
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
difficult problem; challenge
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy