White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
public holiday; celebration (of)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role
holding two or more positions concurrently
drama; play; powerful drug
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
casting (of roles); casting
rather; sooner; preferably
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
as planned; according to plan
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
if so; in that case; in that situation
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
vitality; (one's) life force
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
for this very reason; that is exactly why
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
full throttle; full power