to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
contemplation; meditation
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
beyond that point; after that
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
professor; teaching; instruction
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
student (esp. a university student)
invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
Imperial Household Agency
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
magical; sorcerous; supernatural