to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
worldly desires or ambitions
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to fold up; to fold into layers
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
nearly half a day; approximately half a day
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue; various
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago