paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
genuine article; real thing; real deal
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
sacred sword and jewels (imperial regalia)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
English name (for a country, etc.); English-derived nickname (used by someone with a non-Western personal name); Western name
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
regret; repentance; remorse
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to shake; to sway; to waver
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to repeat; to do something over again
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to have meaning; to be meaningful
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
reason for being; raison d'être
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
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity