whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
battle for Christmas sales
enterprise; business; company; corporation
based on; on the basis of
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
folklore studies; folkloristics
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)
research; study; investigation
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
useless; worthless; half-man (esp. upper body); (arch.) half day (e.g. when working)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to like; to love; to be fond of
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
interruption; suspension; break
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
guess; speculation; supposition
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent