preparation; provision; guarding
right in the middle (of); midst; height
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
alone; unaided; away from home
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
telecommunications; correspondence
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
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
white horse; unrefined sake
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality
lightly; easily; carelessly
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into