deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to collect; to assemble; to gather
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
belief that everything can be explained by science; scientism
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
such; like that; that sort of
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust