propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
great hurry; great haste; rush
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to tower over the surroundings
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
design; idea; conception; plan
sense of unity; sense of oneness
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
first shrine visit of the New Year
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
upper floor (of a building)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
less than ...; smaller ...
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to count; to include in the number
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration