festival; feast; carnival
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
root; source; origin; cause
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
under control (e.g. of territory)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
older sister; elder sister
to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)
profiting while others fight
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
nothing but; none other than
available; enabled; can be used; may be used