audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
automated response; autoresponse; autoreply
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
emotionally uplifting; stirring
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
secret story; unknown episode
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
array; muster; line-up; full force
proper; right; reasonable
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
ostensible (surface) reason
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
round shape; circle; circular form
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
ongoing; in progress; afoot
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt