to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
supernatural calamities; harm caused by spirits
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
such; like that; in that way
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
as if nothing had happened
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
solution; solution strategy
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
wooden building; wooden architecture
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
rattling and trembling of a house (traditionally believed to be caused by oni or the deceased); creaking of a building (and its furniture)
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring
synthetic building material