the real world; reality; the actual world
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
divine pronouncement (esp. in Tenri and Ōmoto)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
middle of the night; dead of night
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
by itself; automatically; naturally
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
reading aloud; recitation; intoning
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
too much; excessively; too
way; course; the only way
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
fluorescent color; fluorescent colour
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to crouch; to squat; to cower