bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
hokora; small wayside shrine
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to be erected; to be built
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
systematic; regular; routine
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
evident; plain; distinct; clear
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to pile up; to accumulate
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to collect; to assemble; to gather
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
first generation; founder
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
hometown; rural township (of China)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move