courtesy call; courtesy visit
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
gold certificate; tradeable coupon redeemable for goods or services
home area; home town; local
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
the deceased; the departed
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
few decades; many decades; several decades
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to prowl after; to keep watch on
snake; serpent; large snake
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to smear with blood; to kill
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
expression of love; showing love
homecoming; return to one's home
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
evil spirit; demon; devil
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
poisoning; kill by poison
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated