Dracula (novel, film, etc.); Count Dracula
salamander (in mythology); salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to become keen on; to get passionate about
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
keeping things tidy and in order
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
Yomotsu Hirasaka (slope that leads to the land of the dead)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
decomposed body; decomposing corpse
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
should do; ought to do; must do
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
twin; twin room; double room