black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
nobleman's illegitimate child
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
surgery; surgical procedure
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
Japanese person; Japanese people
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
medical care; medical treatment
the West; the Occident; Western countries
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
posterity; future life; life to come
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
main temple building; nave