whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
calm; composed; cool; quiet
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
staff with plaited paper streamers
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
terrified; horrified; trembling with fear
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
several minutes; a few minutes
throbbing (pain); pounding
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
natural; intrinsic; from birth
older sister; elder sister
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre