various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
front shrine; hall of worship
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear made of silk, cloth or paper, originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
husband and wife; married couple
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
Buddhist (household) altar
this sort of; this type of
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
string instrument; stringed instrument
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
musical program; musical programme
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
haori (Japanese formal coat)