former (incumbent); predecessor
attractiveness; charm; amiability
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
you (plural); all of you; you all
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to begin talking; to open up
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice