public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
lately; recently; nowadays
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
accurate; correct; precise; exact
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
family; relatives; dependents; household
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
this country; our country
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in