incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
when it becomes; when it comes to
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
complementation; supplementation; completion
system; organization; organisation; architecture
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
influence; clout; leverage
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue