preparation; provision; guarding
right in the middle (of); midst; height
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
alone; unaided; away from home
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
real intention; true motive; true meaning
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
telecommunications; correspondence
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
snow-bearing wind; wind bringing snow
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to have a reason; to have an excuse
even though; despite; when
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
absence; disregard; indifference
to mistake (A for B); to misread
white horse; unrefined sake
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name