patriarch; head of a family
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
deep inside; innermost place
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
sincere; earnest; serious
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
duty; function; office; mission; task
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
that's the way it is; such is life
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
explanation (for purpose of convincing a judge)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
already; now; no longer; not any more