not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
reigning; controlling; dictating
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
traditional art; traditional performance art
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)
technique; art; skill; move
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
establishment; settlement
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
job; work; duties; trade; skill
social; societal; societary
to forget completely; to leave behind
person who judges which god or spirit has taken possession of a miko
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
receipt; cash-register slip
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size