disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
to force open; to push open
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
rope; cord; policeman's rope
fortune-telling; divination
technique; art; skill; move
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
bathing; washing one's body or hair; ablution; (arch.) receiving a blessing
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)