to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
experient; person who has experienced something
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
charm; incantation; spell; curse
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
unlucky quarter (southwest)
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
convenience; handiness; usefulness
to change the position of
place to put something; storage space
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
looking over someone's shoulder
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to have an idea; to have a clue
copycat criminal; copycat crime
plural; multiple; plural (number)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
windy; windswept; harshly treated; greatly criticized