to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
dirty work; unpleasant task
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
water system; river system; drainage system
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
gifted education; special education for gifted children
same generation; one's generation
natural product; product of nature
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
innocence; being not guilty
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
one's post; place of work; workplace
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
family-oriented; familial
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit; to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart