pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
flash (of light); glint; schiller
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
sad to say; how sad; alas
detour; circumvention; turning movement
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
person killed in action; the war dead
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
retrial; reopening of a case; review; reexamination
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
appointed time; timetable; schedule