show tent; circus tent; freak show
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
government-controlled corporation
article; thing; object; property; real estate
quickness; agility; activity
slope; sloping ground; sloping lot
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
shopping; purchased goods
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
day and night; turning night into day
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
supervised; under surveillance
quiet; still; surreptitious
greenish-black earth; green verditer; dark green tinged with yellow
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
priest attached to a shrine
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
wealth and power; rich and powerful
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
rikka; formal style of ikebana