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