grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
region; limits; stage; level
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
certainly; surely; definitely
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
(medical) doctor; physician
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
inspire someone with fresh courage; with redoubled courage
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
calamity; misfortune; disaster
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
magician; conjurer; illusionist
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
rice flour; rice flour dough