pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
dressed up (in fine clothes)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
established practice; custom
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
road approaching a shrine
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
one by one; one at a time; in turn
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
for a change; for variety's sake
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
technique; art; skill; move
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
support; backing; aid; assistance