to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
life; living; I; me; student
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to be possessed (by a spirit, demon, etc.); to be possessed (by an idea, delusion, etc.); to be obsessed (with)
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
way of solving (a problem); solution
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
(arch.) streamers (made of linen, paper, etc.) attached to a long pole (used as a wand in grand purification ceremonies); being in great demand
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell