on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
nothing but; none other than
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to make a speech; to address
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to be born; to come into the world
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
in deep black; in jet black
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on