to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
rows of torii gates (e.g. at Kyoto's Fushimi Inari shrine); torii corridor
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
red; vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
intimacy; closeness; close relative; pro- (e.g. pro-American)
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
(one's) quota; assignment
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
cannot be helped; unavoidable
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
shellfish; seashell; shell
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
turn away no one; do not cast out those that come to you
command; order; request; order (for an item)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
social phobia; chronic shyness; social anxiety disorder; stage fright
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
to whine; to make feeble complaints
naturally; of course; understandably
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise