everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
one's way (ahead); one's path
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to await; to wait for; to expect
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
India-ink painting; ink wash painting
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
wearing one's hair in braids
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
large build; large pattern
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important