in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
police; police officer; police station
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
being already (well) aware
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
region; limits; stage; level
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
Department of the Imperial Household
successive generations; successive emperors
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
secrecy; highly classified information
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
(suffering) damage; injury; harm