yin-yang diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
superstition; superstitious belief
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
occult; transcendental; supernaturalness; supernaturalism; supernaturality
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
spirituality; spiritual nature
religious studies; study of religion
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
symbol (of); emblem; (mental) image; representation; idea
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
smoking (esp. as a means of preserving food)
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
old road; ancient road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning
to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
be (that) as it may; having said that