so to speak; so to call it; as it were
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to lose sight of; to miss
as (for); for; in the capacity of
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
curse; spell; malediction
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
mask; disguise; guise; mask