setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to pile up; to accumulate
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
extensive knowledge; erudition
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
what happens twice will happen thrice
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
monetary offering; offertory
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
relation; connection; relevance
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
two years later; year after next
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon