black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
convention; tired tradition; old custom
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to begin talking; to open up
whatever the case; under any circumstances
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
man of the future; Homo futurus
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
another showing (of a play); recapitulation
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to summon courage; to be brave
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
hard to get; hard to come by
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to become attached; to begin to love
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe