interruption; suspension; break
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
token (effort); something done for form's sake
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
(right at the) side; just beside
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
phantom; vision; illusion
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
the whole day; all the day
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
matter causing distress; something causing worry
process; course; mechanism
indicates failure, regret, etc.
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway