paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
staying up all night; all-night vigil
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to get along well together; to be close to each other
outer sanctum; nave; transept
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
cock; rooster; chanticleer
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
Battle of Nagashino (1575)
person killed in action; the war dead
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
every year; yearly; annually
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to intend; to be sure that
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
allegiance; obedience; submission
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
power; authority; jurisdiction
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
mentioning later; discussing below
flying column; detached force
another (person); the other person; one more (person)