secret art; the mysteries
to name; to call; to christen; to term
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
offering; presentation; donation
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
art of war; strategy; tactics
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
tyranny; atrocity; brutality
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
returning to the service of one's master
before god; before an altar
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
Water Snake (30th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1953, 2013, 2073)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
clearly miraculous; remarkably miraculous; striking
many books; many writings
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
major incident; major happening; big scandal
high mountain; alpine mountain
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi