to become empty; to be emptied
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
third day of the month; three days
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
in the same way as; just like
after that; afterwards; thereafter
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
participation; joining; entry; adherence
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
number of (large) animals
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
important person; strategic person; key figure
that is to say; so that means
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion