original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
just one person; only one
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; entering another world (in fantasy fiction); tripcode (hash code of a password, used for signing posts anonymously on imageboards)
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
ancestor spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors; collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
epitaph; inscription on a tombstone
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to find fault with; to question
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
(a person's) appearance; looks
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
certain evidence; definite evidence
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
experiential; empirical; experimental
oh my; dear me; wow; indeed; truly
moulded objects; sculpted objects; modeled objects; formed objects
without cause; without reason
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
quipping back at something said by oneself; poking fun at one's own comment