scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be rearranged or transposed
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
wherein; therein; thereinto
small number; few; minority
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
general; popular; common; typical
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
tradition; legend; folklore
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
nature; property; disposition
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
this for sure; certainly is
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
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
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement