to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
willpower; energy; vitality
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
decision; settlement; definition
at least; at most; (even) just
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
main shrine; inner sanctuary
front shrine; hall of worship
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
detour; circumvention; turning movement
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
back; rear; background; behind the scenes