exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
free time; time at leisure
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
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
rule; government; administration
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
about this time; about now
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
first day of autumn (approx. August 8); first day of fall
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
agricultural land; farmland
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
abundant harvest; bumper crop
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
oracle; revelation; divine message
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
tacit understanding; connection (of thoughts); collusion; blood vessel
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
substitution; alternative; substitute
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode