to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
production (e.g. play); direction
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
before god; before an altar
reading circle; reading group; book club
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
all night; throughout the night
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
how long; how much; to what extent
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
one day; (on) a certain day
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer