summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
by means of; due to; because of; according to
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
in the city; in the community
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
secret; private; surreptitious
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
Izanagi-no-Mikoto; Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
many; much; plenty; hardly
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
interior; inside; internal
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
power; might; authority; influence
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
tacit understanding; connection (of thoughts); collusion; blood vessel
maintenance; preservation; improvement
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
river; stream; River; the ... river
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
use; utilization; utilisation; application
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case