to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
main festival; main day of a festival
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
means of transportation; transport service
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
leaving everything up to someone else
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
successively; one after another
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
military officer; naval officer
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
killing (someone) with a curse; putting a deadly curse on (someone)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
the place for; the time for; the level of
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to